Woodford Reserve Wheat Whiskey

As a lifetime fan of Woodford Reserve, I had very high expectations for their new wheat whiskey, but really I felt I was left hanging. Sure, I get the sweetness and vanilla that I expected, but got lots of spice and pepper on the palette, which lingers long into the finish and wasn't quite what I was wanting out of this pour. Almost bought 2 bottles when I saw it because I'm such a WR fan, but glad I didn't. This one might sit on my shelf for a while.

Having a hard time with the nose - maybe toast and a hint of banana? Baking wheat bread? There is a bit of mint on the nose. Strong vanilla flavor, quite minty. Considerably more spicy than I expected, it has a bit of a black pepper bite, especially on the finish. Someone mentioned bubble gum, I do kind of get that flavor- like the old kind that you'd get in a pack of baseball cards. I also get a little banana along with that, maybe like a banana bread. The finish is dry, I feel like the mint lingers into the finish. Definite whole wheat toast in the finish. Enjoyabale, but not anywhere close to what I was expecting. It has quite a bit of spice, despite not having tons of rye.

Not what expected. Probably won’t buy again but very different. Might grow on me when it opens up. Neat in glen

Very fruity on the nose, with a strong taste of banana. Very easy drink, low spice, limited taste of oak. Almost tastes like baked Alaska...

Woodford knocked it out of the park with this one. Smooth flavor. I’m not one to pick out fancy schmancy flavors out of a hat and say I can taste them so I’ll leave it simple and state that this is a damn fine bottle of whiskey for $32. I’ll probably go back and buy another one later this week.