Different bourbon distilleries are known for different things. Some distilleries use different brands to portray their whiskey (Jim Beam; Buffalo Trace). Some distilleries experiment with wood to bring out thousands of flavor combinations (Maker’s Mark). But, Woodford Reserve has to be the master of grain variation. I have the Corn (standard), the Rye, the Malt, and, now, the Wheat. And I love each one in its own way. This wheat is a fantastic and couldn’t be more inviting on the nose. It has warm caramel and creme characters that come through both on the nose and the palate. I also get this hint of raisin bread minus the cinnamon. Although there are a lot of beautiful baking spices that come through as well. The thing I love about what Woodford does is that, because everything is the same except the grain used, their whiskies open up a huge learning opportunity when it comes to other whiskies. If you love bourbon you must get the Woodford Rye and the Woodford Wheat as these are competing secondary grains in a lot of different bourbons. A lot of bourbons use rye as their secondary grain and some use wheat instead. By comparing the two Woodford’s, it’ll make it much easier to discern what grains are used in a certain bourbon. But, you can’t forget about the malt as well, as most bourbons contain malted barley. Like I said, this is a great whiskey for something different and I recommend having all of the different whiskies that Woodford offers for a fantastic learning opportunity.