Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage
Heaven Hill Brands · Heaven Hill Distillery, Bernheim, Louisville, KY
Evan Williams Single Barrel proves that extraordinary bourbon doesn't require an extraordinary price tag. Heaven Hill's barrel selection program is an exercise in architectural precision — each vintage is chosen from specific warehouse positions where temperature swings and airflow create optimal aging conditions. The result is a bourbon with the kind of coherent structure you'd expect at twice the price: honeyed sweetness scaffolded by oak, grain character providing the foundation, spice adding the finishing detail. It's a blueprint for what single-barrel selection can accomplish.
Nose
Warm caramel, toasted vanilla, honey, cinnamon, a whisper of oak spice
Palate
Butterscotch, dried cherry, brown sugar, black pepper, roasted corn, polished leather
Finish
Medium-long with lingering vanilla and toasted oak warmthBourbon
- Mash Bill
- 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Malted Barley
Cocktail Suggestion
— The Architect's Old Fashioned: 2 oz Evan Williams Single Barrel · 1 sugar cube · 3 dashes Angostura bitters · 1 dash orange bitters · Orange peel garnish. Muddle sugar with bitters, add bourbon and a large ice cube, stir gently, express orange peel over the glass.
Food Pairing
Smoked gouda and fig jam on walnut bread — the caramel and smoke in the bourbon mirror the cheese while the fig amplifies the dried fruit notes.
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