Woodford Reserve Wheat Whiskey

Another rare breed similar to their malt whiskey. Pretty simple but very sweet. Im definitely a fan of wheat whiskeys thanks to this label

We'll call this nose.... tickley. Not much there. I think it's that way because you have to stick your nose all the way in there before anything shows up. When it does, bit of cinnamon, bit of vegetation. And that's about it. The taste is.... fine. Baking spices, touch of vanilla, maybe some oak. It also does this weird thing I've only ever found with Balvenie where all flavor is in a circle round your palate, and there's a sort of hole in the middle of your taste buds. And yet I like it. Is it special, no. Is it memorable, no. But it does what it sets out to do. And Woodford is always reliable to be decent. Don't let its star rating put you off.

The nose is gentle with notes of charred oak, smoke, nuts, with vanilla and a slight bit of caramel eventually making their way out. Its fairly mild, but you can get lost in how different this is from other Woodford whiskies and even other wheat whiskies. The palate is somewhat dry and starts with a big burst of spice lighting up the tongue and front of the mouth. It is somewhat unbalanced by being so spice forward, but there are still smoother notes of vanilla and a bit of astringent cherry in the background. The finish is medium with lingering notes of spice and cherry. This is a nice experience, but the balance isn't quite there to make it memorable.

Soft, malleable flavor, sweet and almost a sunflowery light earth. Esch sip opens up more complex notes and the flavors alternate between sweet, caramel to a more light wheaty undertone

Beautiful, deep, rich amber color. Nose is subtle with oak and soft caramels. Flavors take some time to arrive - vanilla present but also the malted barley comes through. I was worried about the high barley content that I normally dislike, but the flavor here is faint enough that it is not as off-putting. Leatherand some tobacco at the end