Wilderness Trail Single Barrel Bottled in Bond Wheated Bourbon
Wilderness Trail · Wilderness Trail Distillery
Wilderness Trail's wheated single barrel program continues to punch above its price. This is a bourbon that rewards patience — let it breathe and it opens like a flower. A textbook example of how a small distillery's grain-forward philosophy can produce genuinely compelling whiskey.
Nose
Warm honeyed wheat and baked apple lead, followed by a distinct butterscotch richness. Underneath, there's toasted oak and a wisp of dried carnation petal.
Palate
The soft wheat mash bill delivers a creamy, almost custard-like entry before giving way to brown spices and charred oak. Midpalate, caramel and vanilla meld into a gentle tannic grip.
Finish
Medium-long with lingering butterscotch, a touch of leather, and a clean cereal grain fade.
- Mash Bill
- 64% Corn, 24% Wheat, 12% Malted Barley
- Barrel Type
- New charred American white oak (char #3)
- Bottled in Bond
- Yes
- Single Barrel
- Yes
- Wheated
- Yes
Cocktail Suggestion
Danville Julep — 2 oz Wilderness Trail Wheated BiB · 0.5 oz honey syrup · 8 mint leaves · Muddle mint gently, add bourbon and honey syrup, pack with crushed ice, garnish with mint sprig.
Food Pairing
Peach cobbler with brown butter streusel
Founded by distilling scientists Shane Baker and Pat Heist in Danville, Kentucky, Wilderness Trail leverages proprietary sweet mash fermentation to coax maximum flavor from locally sourced grains.
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