Cornmuse
Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
May 18, 2020 (edited July 16, 2020)
Evan Williams is one of my core selections. I think it's just a great bourbon and EWBiB is a spectacularly good deal. But the Single Barrel has been in my rotation for years and the BiB is more or less an impulse buy. Why? EWSB has just proven itself to be a dependable, tasty bottle that's always got that 'single barrel' gamble coming along for the ride. Sometimes its spectacular, other times its mearly good.
This bottle is one of the good ones. Running with the pack, so to say. Tasted neat from a glencairn. The pour is copper with notable sheeting and thick tears. The nose is sweet and inviting with notes of caramel, rye, leather and sweet corn.
I love the way this bourbon has a technicolor profile. Werther's Original gives way to traces of sasprilla, oaky barrel wood, slight char and a creamy syrup note. This is a fun dram as it has a bit going on, but not so much that its overwhelming. At 86.6 proof, EWSB is emminently approachable and is one of the few my wife will sip at neat. It goes down easy. Its sweet and above all, balanced.
The finish is short but clean. There's very little heat, as one might guess from the proof. Heaven Hill really has the whole EW family dialed in, and this is the pinnacle of the line. It's a full step in front of the competition plus a quarter point for value.
31.99
USD
per
Bottle
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