Every now and then you have to take a whiskey from a distillery you love and drag it through the mud. Happy freakin Monday. The nose on this is astringent with a hint of oak, lemon, and paper. It’s hard to pick out anything here. Body is cedar chips. Spearmint maybe? Finish is comically spicy. The burn lingers similar to how a heavily peated scotch does. Not really any flavors to note though. My saliva just hurts. This is heartburn and disappointment in a glass. I simply cant find a way to enjoy it. Maybe as a mouthwash? It’s one of the least pleasant whiskies I’ve had in some time. Techincally consumable, but less enjoyable than a handful of $10 bottom shelfers. Not worth a buy, but also not representative of the other Castle and Key products I’ve had to date.
Castle & Key Small Batch Wheated Bourbon 2022 (Batch 1)
About this bottle
The inaugural release of Castle & Key's Small Batch Wheated Bourbon, the first wheated bourbon from the distillery, came in two distinct batches. Batch 1 is five years old, and consisted of 49 barrels bottled at 50% ABV. Over 11,000 bottles were made available in select markets in the fall, with online shipping for consumers in early 2023.
How it tastes
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Reviews
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Stronger than expected for 100 proof, typical wheated nose and mid-palate, some cherry appears late, slightly drying longish finish.
Sweet and good but not good enough to make me want a bottle.
Nice light oak. Cherry and orange. Some nice sweetness.
Wheat bread dough, light spice, vanilla
Nice flavor, pretty tasty
Tastes like this
Closest flavor profiles across the whole catalog.
