Bourbon_Obsessed_Lexington
Bernheim 7 Year Original Wheat Whiskey
Wheat Whiskey — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
October 31, 2019 (edited May 15, 2020)
Here goes, hoping for a little bit more characters than the Woodford wheated whiskey. The body is pretty thin and the legs are pretty quick. Color is a medium amber.
The nose honestly doesn’t offer me much. I might get a little lightly toasted oak and green apple.
The first sip is pretty smooth, but also pretty bland. The flavor is almost bittersweet in a way. The second sip brings around a little bit more leather and caramel with maybe a little bit of raisin in the background? Still no burn, and no spice as one might expect with a wheated whiskey.
Revisited this last night with my father in law. He like it, which is generally a bad sign. Actually chewing on it I got a LOT of smoke and char this go round. I missed it at first - probably cuts any sharper oak flavors to keep it smooth but gives it an unbalanced funk that doesn’t play as well with the lighter grain notes.
Still don’t love it but wish I did. Gimme Larceny any day over this one as it layers much better (still not saying much).
Create Account
or
Sign in
to comment on this review