Wheat Dreams are Made of These
FLIGHT FEE $16.50
Indulge in the velvety charm of wheat whiskies, where softness meets rich complexity. This flight highlights the sweeter, creamier side of American whiskey, with notes of honey, vanilla, and warm baking spices.
- Bernheim 7 Year (BIN 323, Proof 90)
Louisville, Kentucky
Just sneaking into the Wheat Whiskey category with 51% Wheat, 37% Corn, and 12% Malted Barley. Named after the famed Bernheim distillery where it’s produced in Louisville, this Heaven Hill product is the epitome of smooth. Mild notes of honey, almond, and a touch of fruit and cinnamon greet the nose. Green apple and peach brighten your first sip followed by honey, toffee, and almond. Light oak and subtle cinnamon linger on the palate. - Old Elk 6 Year (BIN 321, Proof 100)
Lawrenceville, Indiana
Famed distiller Greg Metze may have left MGP for Old Elk, so who better to develop a 95% wheat, 5% Malted Barley whiskey at MGP for Old Elk. Honey drenched cherry and apricot notes immediate hit your nose followed by sweet oak. The first sip is mouth coating with more honey and fruit. Nutty pecan, spicy oak, and vanilla flavors build before the flavors settle into sweet warmth. - Journeyman Buggy Whip (BIN 326, Proof 90)
Three Oak, Michigan
Journeyman is proving that great whiskies can be made anywhere, and this 100% organic Michigan wheat whiskey is no exception. The nose has a subtle sweetness with oak and nutty notes. The first sip is smooth without being simple. Vanilla and caramel jump out front with some orange zest and baking spices rounding it out.
The New York Whiskey Flight
FLIGHT FEE $15.50
When Tuthilltown Spirits, in Gardiner, New York, distilled the first whiskey in New York since prohibition, they seemed to kick off a whiskey movement in the Hudson Valley. Working with local grains, these are incredible expressions of New York whiskies.
- Hudson Whiskey Bright Lights Big Bourbon (BIN 802, Proof 100)
Gardiner, New York
The nose opens with rich vanilla and oak, setting the stage for a smooth experience. The palate delivers light notes of stone fruit, cornbread, caramel, and cashew, leading to a long, warming finish with bready and fruit notes like baked apple pie. - Denning’s Point Beacon Small Batch Bourbon (BIN 825, Proof 100)
Beacon, New York
The nose is rich with dark cherries, raisins, oak, apple, stone fruit, baking spice, and caramel, creating a captivating aroma. On the palate, dark oak, apples, raisins, caramel, and toffee shine through, balanced by controlled heat, making it a spicy apple pie with rich oak, while the finish is long and spicy with lingering caramel and oak, but without much of a “hug. - Taconic Horse & Jockey Single Barrel Bourbon (BIN 808, Proof 129)
Wassaic, New York
With high proof comes BIG flavors!! Cherry, vanilla, and oak hit your nose big time. The first sip will coat your mouth and almost overwhelm your palate with flavors. Imagine cream soda and cherry Coke reduced to syrup. Now sprinkle in some nuttiness, some cinnamon, and very specifically the caramelized top to crème brûlée and you’ve got yourself a slow sipper.