Old Elk Straight Wheated Bourbon

🎩🐃 This Afternoon’s Pour: Old Elk Straight Wheat Whiskey! 🥃🐃 Gather ‘round, you glorious grain geeks and wheated whiskey weirdos, because today’s sip is smoother than jazz on Sunday and stronger than your uncle’s political opinions at Thanksgiving. 📍 Hailing from Fort Collins, Colorado, Old Elk Distillery opened its doors in 2013, thanks to Kurt Richardson—yes, that Kurt Richardson of OtterBox fame—because when you’re done protecting phones, why not protect your sanity with a little whiskey? 🎩 Enter Greg Metze, the wizard of wheaters himself, formerly of MGP (aka: the Hogwarts of sourced whiskey), who traded the cornfields of Indiana for the snow-capped Rockies in 2016. With 40+ years of liquid alchemy under his belt, he just nabbed the crown: 2024 Master Distiller of the Year. Bow down, people. 🧪 Stats Check:    •   100 proof of high-altitude happiness (aka 50% ABV)    •   5 years aged in Colorado climate (aka whiskey yoga)    •   $69.99 on 05/01/2025 (aka a slightly bougie Tuesday)    •   Flavor? It’s hanging out somewhere between Weller SR’s friendly handshake and 1792 Sweet Wheat’s romantic hug. Not quite at the Holladay Soft Red Wheat Rickhouse Proof’s “marry-me-now” level, but definitely brunch-worthy. 🎯 Would I try the 10-Year Straight Wheat? Is a wheat whiskey soft? Heck yes, I’m chasing that bottle like it’s a squirrel on a scooter. 👉 So as always: LIKE if your liver’s still holding on, COMMENT if you’ve ever spelled “rickhouse” wrong, SHARE with that one friend who still thinks Jack Daniels is bourbon, and SUBSCRIBE for more whiskey nonsense that’s smoother than a dad joke on Father’s Day. - Belmont Björn - - BBBB - Full Video Review - https://youtu.be/5Ys62MGRJ10?si=-TiT3A0QFOWuSVXN YouTube Channel - https://youtube.com/@belmontbjornsbourbonbanter?si=3SL_g71UKHfR-NpP #1000subscriber #whiskytubefamily #friends #friends bourbonwhiskey #bourbon #alcohol #whiskey #whisky #whiskyforthepeople #whiskeyfun #1000subscribers #ticktock #ticktok #kentuckybourbon #kentuckybourbontrail #belmont #airstream #OldElkintheWild #WhiskeyWithBjorn #OldElkWhisperer #WheatedAndWild #WhiskeyWisdomAndWhimsy

Just finishing this bottle. Took me a while to finish. Bought 9 months ago and first pours had sweeter flavor, but then half way through the bottle the sweet flavors started to fall flat a little. It's not a bad bourbon, but not sure I'll get another bottle. Toasty butter toffee taste that sticks to the tongue and pallet. Decent spice flavor to let you know it's got some zip to it. Finish falls off quickly, doesn't last long, but is respectable given the average ABV at 46%. Strange thing about this bottle is the cork shrinks so it gets loose which probably keeps air into the bottle. So as the bottle gets towards the end, it's no surprise why it starts to fall flat some after 9 months. Put a tighter cork in it! Great thing about this bottle is I purchased it on clearance for like $44, normally goes for like $70.

Floral, toffee, caramel and vanilla nose. Comes in very smooth, creamy and sweet. I can definitely taste the wheat which isn’t overpowering and is nicely balanced by the sweetness. It’s quite unique and I really like the flavors this mash bill produced. It’s got a nice thick mouthfeel and medium finish. Very enjoyable overall.

Shoe polish nose. Bits of leather. The fresh weather continues into the body, with a lot of earthy notes. Almost like a mushroom teriyaki. As it opens up, the sweetness moves forward with a red delicious apple sort of profile, more earthy than sharp and sweet. Apples continue to come forward through the pour as you go back to it.

I thkight this was a very good and easy drinker and with some nice variety to the flavor. Starting neat it was smooth with some citrusy/fruit tang to it followed by nutmeg/spice (but notnspicy). With an ice cube it got much sweeter with more of a banana/custard finish to it. Very good first impression.

Nose: sweet, minty, flat(?), cardboard, bready, rich Palate: not very complex, thin, methol-y, drinks more lime a rye to me Finish: short Overall: I like a bunch of their pours, but this one isn’t my favorite. Not sweet like you would expect from a wheater. I think it has more of a Wild Turkey profile.