Old Elk Wheated Bourbon #283 122.2 proof - Selected Bourbon Community Roundtable

Barrel #283 Age: 7-years Source: MGPi     Mash Bill: 51/45/4 Corn/Wheat/Malted Barley Proof: 122.2 proof Bottle Count: 144 bottles Tasting Notes: Nose:  If I didn’t know better, I may think this was a light whiskey on the first sniff. Sweet forward with crisp green apple and a sweetness similar to biting into a honeydew melon close to the rind. Bright, fresh, and welcoming with plenty of brown sugar and oak. Palate:  The palate is equal parts honey-dipped apples and stone fruit as it is chewy toffee and oak. The mouthfeel here is excellent, and the balance of flavor too. Creamy, coating, lightly spiced but just beautifully sweet caramel and orchard fruit.  This is a crushable yet nuanced wheated bourbon. Story: In January 2022, the Bourbon Community Roundtable (Breaking Bourbon, Bourbon Pursuit and myself) "BCR" made out way out to Colorado to visit Old Elk. This was only the third time we selected barrels as a group. What we found didn't disappoint! The heart of the Old Elk story