Wyoming Whiskey L&K "Rooster"

The nose starts off floral and fruity, but in a soft way. Creamy, charred oak follows in a way that reminds you a fresh bread and cake. There are slight spicy notes of baking spice that would make you not realize this bourbon is wheated. It is overall very inviting and changes very little as it breathes, except to accent more cake and bread. The palate is dry and full of baking spice and dry oak that lights up the mouth very unexpectedly compared to the nose. A definite creaminess is there despite the dominance of the spice, which invites you to keep sipping and explore further. Keeping up the exploration and letting the whiskey breathes helps to tame the spice and open up the creaminess more. The whiskey gets a bit chewy and not so dry, with touches of yeast now showing up on the tail end of the palate. The finish is medium long with a lasting spiciness and a slightly astringent, but not unpleasant, dry oak lingering on the tongue and in the corners of the mouth. A bready, butteriness holds on for a moment capping off an overall lovely nose, wonderfully surprising and evolving palate and a finish that brings it all home. A little more aggressive than your usual wheated bourbons that gives you the best of both common styles of bourbon. Highly enjoyable and it will be a great disappointment when there is no more.