Bill is the Co-Founder, Editor-in Chief, and official Bourbon-o-Phile for ModernThirst.com, and Founder and Chief Blending Officer for Four Gate Whiskey Company. I drink Ancient Age when I want something cheap. He recommends trying both a high-rye bourbon and a wheated bourbon side by side to compare the different flavors. Both take both color and flavor out of the product. The 12-year version is aged far longer than most wheated bourbons… And wheat needs more malt since it is low in natural enzymes that covert starch to sugar. EV 1783 is my daily go to. This craft wheated bourbon … This is also why we don’t see other Blanton’s labels here in the US, since they are owned by the Japanese. Mash #1: a low-rye bourbon mash (Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, E.H. Taylor, George T. Stagg, Benchmark) Mash #2: a higher-rye bourbon mash (Blanton’s, Ancient Age) Wheated Mashbill: replaces rye content with wheat (Pappy Van Winkle, Weller) Rye Mashbill: mash … Your email address will not be published. (Although many people in Kentucky will tell you that it isn’t a true bourbon if it wasn’t created in the Bluegrass State.). Benchmark is Nashville #1? ModernThirst Bourbon and Whiskey Mash … “The barrel still has a great contribution to the end product, so there are similarities,” says Riggs. – The Civil and Military Gazette, A Blanton's comparison | Malt - Whisky Reviews, Jim Beam Distillery Production Cheat Sheet. Huh, I thought it had a bit more rye kick than that. This creates a very different flavor profile than the Rye. Maximizing that requires just a bit of knowledge about what rye and wheat do to a bourbon. Who’s to say that there aren’t many more controllable variables other than the mashbills and, that BT does not utilize those variables in the distilling of different labels? They’re both owned by the Sazerac Company, which is why you might have thought they were from the same place, but they’re separate distilleries, with separate mashbills. I can print out large posters with high resolution files. You might not even realize it, but some of the best whiskies in the world start with wheat, not the usual rye. to CHILLED MAGAZINE! Your email address will not be published. However, the rye portion (and maybe more) is replaced by wheat. . You might wonder why anyone would even want to make a wheated bourbon when corn is so much more cost-effective. While they don’t disclose the exact recipe Bourbonr’s much wiser than I have made educated guesses at the mash bill percentages. It’s important to note that all of the available … No hidden fees. However, the rye portion (and maybe more) is replaced by wheat. BUFFALO TRACE MASH BILL #2. Glad you like it! Makes me want to try more brands of bourbons. Very Old Barton is made at the Barton 1792 Distillery, not Buffalo Trace. I’m especially curious about whether the wheated bourbons all use the same yeast strain. And thanks for this. The hot Texas climate, punctuated by some cooler days, causes the bourbon to really soak up flavors from the wood. “Diversity in flavor profile is part of what makes drinking whiskey so enjoyable.” Redemption has released whiskey from four mash bills to date, several at cask strength and at multiple age statements. Cheap Bourbons With The Same Mash Bills As Expensive Expressions. Mash bills are all over the map and sometimes will depend upon the price of various grains and their starch content since starch conversion to sugar to alcohol is what makes up the cost. Buffalo Trace has confirmed that they are in fact the same Mash Bill. Are all 5 Van Winkle products made from the same wheated mashbill? I would love to see Pappy produce and market and unfiltered 15 year old product. The Weller line of whiskey is remarkable for the price, if you can find them. Bottled at 84 proof for a … How the bourbon is produced is up to the distiller, but there are still some guidelines that must be followed. Weller … Why would you put this silliness in people’s heads? This creates a very different flavor profile than the Rye. “You will produce the same flavors in 4 years in KY that where it takes 12 years in Scotland”. Keep the reports and charts coming!! I also believe that wheated bourbons handle (even need) aging much better than bourbons that have rye in the mash bill… “Pappy Van Winkle is, of course, the most well-known and sought-after wheated bourbon,” says Riggs. These are much different ryes than the currently popular high (some up to 95%) rye whiskies. I like Bourbon, I cannot lie. Is this, as of now, the same mashbill for all VW and Weller products? Wheated Bourbon Mash Bill: 36XX: High Rye Rye Whiskey Mash Bill: 42XX: Original Bourbon Mash Bill: 47XX-48XX: High Rye Bourbon Mash Bill: 52XX: High Corn Bourbon Mash Bill + High Entry Proof: 60XX: High Rye Rye Whiskey Mash Bill: 11243: Experimental Wheated Bourbon Mash Bill… “Wheated Bourbon just tends to be softer, more approachable.”. We are dedicated to mixology, on and off premise, while knowing exactly what makes the beer, wine and spirits industry tick. Wheat and rye cost as much as double that of corn. Many have softer fruit characteristics, rather than herbaceous notes, as well as sweeter spices as opposed to the dry baking spices found in high-corn-based bourbons. However, the temperature swing in Scotland is between 40 and 80 degrees and the swing in Kentucky is between 15 and 100 degrees, hotter in the warehouse. “Everyone has preferences, but you have to explore to discover those preferences,” says Riggs. Weller 12. And this would ‘read’ as though it were written by a child, rather than ‘sound’ like it. Today’s bourbon review, the Wilderness Trail Wheated Bourbon, is a release of many attributes. Your comment provides no factual basis for your objection, and certainly no evidence of your being “appreciative.” Your comments are disagreeable and unnessarily unkind, serving no useful purpose. Chilled Magazine is a publication committed to the bartending, mixology and nightlife community. Thanks for putting this out. This sounds like it was written by a child. I meant mashbill, not Nashville. Simply, it’s a bourbon with a mash bill that uses more wheat grains in lieu of the traditional rye as the second ingredient, behind corn. Old Fitzgerald. I’ve looked around and not seen this separation done visually before. Also, the current Sazerac 18 may not have the exact same mash as Handy or the Baby Sazerac (rumored to be Medley or Berheim) but they are similar. That is completely ridiculous. It would be cloudy, woody, but deep in color. You’re completely right. “Personally, Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond is a favorite, other than Redemption, and is affordable, too.” Larceny also makes a widely available wheated bourbon. Four testers scored each bourbon … The first batch of 10 year-old single … Maybe you can include that into the next run and supply a high resolution photo of the mashbills as a PDF. The wheated bourbon mash bill is a mystery as well. Enjoy! Single Barrel | Baseball and Bourbon, Pappy Van Winkle Appreciation Day - A Dram Good Drink, An Underrated Bourbon? However, with such a large scale operation as BT my guess is it’s all systematized. Redemption Wheated Bourbon 89 Spicy. On top of being cheaper, using corn is more efficient to use for distilling than other grains, so distillers typically use 70-80 percent corn in mash bills, although more flavor is derived from other grains in distillation. Maker’s Mark is the most easily found wheated whiskey. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Things like heads and tail cuts may vary by distillery but I’d guess they wouldn’t change by mash bill. I appreciate your efforts, but you are a terrible writer. I really enjoy reading all your postings. On top of coming from a wheated mash bill it’s a Bottled In Bond release and … Old Fitz is another Heaven Hill wheated whiskey, but this one is harder to find … Wheat is thought to produce softer whiskeys. The mash bill research you did is amazing. The bourbon is bottled-in-bond (BIB), which means it is the product of a single distillation by a single distiller … As the chart states, mash bill #1 is Buffalo Trace’s low-rye mash, considered by many to be 10% or less rye. One product might not be better than the other but they would taste differently. Breaker Wheated Bourbon Whisky is meant to serve as a counterpart to the beautifully bold Breaker Bourbon Whisky. The Wheated Bourbon mash bill is a mystery as well. This Texas bourbon, made from a mash bill of corn, red winter wheat, and two-row barley, has a deep, rich palate. There may be an Original mash bill with a lower entry proof. If you must write, please use courtesy and professionalism and share something that adds to the discussion. This mash bill is shrouded in secrecy, but the distillery does tell … Good job Blake! Buffalo Trace Distillery Bourbon Mash Bills, buffalo trace antique collection release date, Colonel EH Taylor Jr Single Barrel - Review #30 | Whiskey Lately, Heaven Hill Distillery by Mashbill - Bourbonr Blog, Jim Beam Distillery by Mashbill - Bourbonr Blog, Colonel EH Taylor Jr Small Batch - Review #41 | Whiskey Lately, Cigar Spirits: Rock Hill Farms Single Barrel Bourbon | The Stogie Guys, Dan’s Bourbon of the Week: Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Further components of the mash bill are rye and malted barley, which each make up between 10% and 15%.Few distilleries add wheat to their mash bill (e.g. This bourbon is made using Weller’s original bourbon recipe with wheat, rather than rye in the mash bill. (Maker’s Mark is a popular example of a wheated Bourbon.) Malted barley costs twice what either rye or wheat cost. It is believed to be matured for at least seven years. Scotch is made up of a mash bill … You might be surprised that you actually end up liking it. “After that, distillers can choose which cereal grains complete the recipe, affecting the flavor of the distillate,” says Joe Riggs, senior national brand ambassador for Redemption Whiskey, aka “The Rye Guy.”, Most bourbon uses 70‒80 percent corn in their mash bills, as it’s cheaper than other grains. Wheat is a soft grain which provides this bourbon with a mild, gentle and smooth taste. I like Weller Reserve, Makers, Buffalo Trace, Four Roses Small Batch, Bulliet, Knob Creek and others. This Wheated Bourbon release has a mashbill of 45% winter wheat which is higher than most wheated bourbons on the market. This creates a very different flavor profile than the Rye. And not proofread. In general, the chart below is the standard. Never claimed to be a writer. Bernheim or Maker's Mark). The Wheated Bourbon mash bill is a mystery as well. That means the secondary grain in its mash bill is wheat, rather than the much more spicy rye. In 2013 Pappy 23 was from a different distillery but most likely the same or similar mashbill. To put it simply, wheated bourbon is bourbon with wheat as the second-highest percentage of grain in the recipe, or mash bill. No credit card required. The point of this post is to show how much of a difference small factors in aging affect a Bourbons taste. There are a lot of other variables that can be used to affect the taste. Do you know if Buffalo Trace uses the same yeast strain on all the same mashbills, or do they do it like Four Roses and use multiple yeast strains on each mashbill to make their different whiskeys? The exact mash bill is kept a secret but word on the street is that it’s a fairly low-rye mash bill with 12 to 15 percent ... BROWN-FORMAN MEDIUM-RYE BOURBON MASH BILL.