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Oak & Eden Wheat & Spire - Fired French Oak
Bourbon — (bottled in) Texas, USA
Reviewed
April 21, 2022 (edited September 28, 2023)
Very seldom do I taste a whiskey that I have trouble reviewing. This is one of those. I am simply unable to discern any tasting notes other than bitter charred oak after repeated tastings. I will agree with another review that this kind of reminds me of Maker's 46 (one of my favorite everyday pours), but where 46 toes the line between just right and over-oaked and tannic, this one runs by that line like it's not even there. There is a hint of vanilla on the nose. Maybe some coffee and brown sugar? The Palate is all Bitter Drying Oak. Maybe with time I could find something else, but I really don't want to invest anymore time on this. A little water does cut the bitterness some, but it doesn't bring any other notes out. At best his tastes like mediocre craft whiskey. Why would anyone spend $40 on this when Maker's 46 (ugly new bottle and all) is probably less than 5 feet away on a nearby shelf?
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@DeathByTiki lol, me too. I haven’t opened it, but when I do I’ll make it my official 46 decanter. Don’t understand the decision to change the packaging at all.
Ugly new Makers 46 bottle is exactly right! Someone needs to send them a letter. I bought a dusty old bottle just to actually have it…
@BDanner I dunno, the bitter oak ones are always hardest to mix or dilute.
@Zachary-Robbins I allowed myself to get sucked in by the fancy Facebook ads and marketing push. Thankfully not too expensive a mistake. I’m hoping that maybe I can make this a cigar whiskey?
It's always looked like pure gimmick to me, especially with this insane marketing push that has it all over NC.