soonershrink
Lone Elm Single Barrel Texas Straight Wheat Whiskey
Wheat Whiskey — Texas, USA
Reviewed
January 28, 2022 (edited February 12, 2024)
Another Texas winner for me. This particular single barrel is 60.8% ABV. The nose is vanilla, sugary cinnamon roll, cherry, grape candy, dusty oak, and a little Texas funk. The palate is buttery, milk chocolate, dark cherry, grape soda. Some bourbony vanilla and caramel show up. Some tannic oak on the finish. This is different, but good. I'll have to run it up against some of my Texas favorites, but I definitely think it deserves a spot at the table with the big Texas whiskies. It's good - I can imagine wanting to replace this when I finish.
Update: giving this a bump in score after SbS w/Larceny BP C921. This has more fruit, particularly grape soda, than the Larceny, but is a little more tannic. The Larceny comes across as more peanutty. I actually think I prefer this to the Larceny. It's also better than Weller 107.
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@soonershrink Man if I saw the single barrel for 50 bucks Id buy a case. The small batch is very good too.....review to follow
@PBMichiganWolverine I think this one is probably more approachable for someone who may not yet have fallen in love with the Texas funk you find in Balcones and Garrison. I think there's a smidge, although more on the nose for me than on the palate. This is sweet, fruity, oaky, and packs a punch with the high proof.
@soonershrink Haven’t heard of this one—-how does it compare to balcones or garrison ?
You seem to get a nice selection of Texas whiskey up in OKC