Shady Mile Small Batch Wheated Bourbon - Review

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Shady Mile Small Batch (Wheat Mash)

Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Distilled: Undisclosed - Owensboro, Kentucky

Bottled by Shady Mile Distillery, Owensboro, Kentucky

NAS - 2 Years Minimum

90 Proof

Mash Bill: 70% Corn, 21% Wheat, 9% Malted Barley

Retail Price: ~$30

Poured Neat in a Glencairn

Color: Medium Amber

Nose: Raisin Bran Cereal, Cinnamon and Apples

Palate: Slight touch of cocoa, Vanilla Bean and Apple Cider

Finish: Warm, Medium Linger

Overall: I was quite impressed with this Wheated Mash from Shady Mile. I always do my best to look past the age when I'm trying them for the first time as each product differs quite a bit. Sure, the initial taste was youthful, but after sipping a few more times, the flavors start to show their identity. The Apple Cider tone I mentioned in the review was a great treat. This is a very easy sipping wheater with a lot of pop. I'm always curious to see what a little more time in a barrel would do, but for now, a nice one especially at this price range.

Give their products a look here: https://shadymilebourbon.com/

Thank you to the great folks at Shady Mile for sending me the samples and for some great communication on Instagram.

Library Rating: 7.9 / 10

Shady Mile Small Batch Bourbon (Rye Mash) - Review

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Shady Mile Small Batch (High Rye Mash)

Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Distilled: Undisclosed - Owensboro, Kentucky

Bottled by Shady Mile Distillery, Owensboro, Kentucky

NAS - 2 Years Minimum

90 Proof

Mash Bill: 70% Corn, 21% Rye, 9% Malted Barley

Retail Price: ~$30

Poured Neat in a Glencairn

Color: Medium Amber

Nose: Dark Cherry & Almonds. Touch of Honey

Palate: Peppery Spice, Baker's Chocolate, Sweet Caramel Corn

Finish: Bold, Medium to Long Linger

Overall: The High Rye Bourbon and the Wheated Bourbon are two completely different profiles. The High Rye exhibits more of the chocolaty and cherry notes and is met with more of that allspice towards the finish. The balance is very nice but I feel this one would certainly benefit with a little more resting time. The flavors are there but with a little added oak, this would rate higher. Don't get me wrong, I will definitely try this with my weekly Smoked Old Fashion as I'm a fan of those cherry and chocolate notes.

Give Shady Mile products a look here: https://shadymilebourbon.com/

Thank you to the great folks at Shady Mile for sending me the samples and for some great communication on Instagram.

Library Rating: 7.6 / 10

Trade-Up Tuesday - Part 8

Last week many of you thought the trade I made was a “trade-down” as opposed to the “trade-up” title of my project. Let me show you why sometimes it’s about the bigger picture and helping others along the way. I received an offer for the EHT Small Batch and Larceny BP that I just couldn’t pass up. While I’m always looking to get the bottles that bring a lot of attention from each trade, I’m also looking to make thing easy, so moving both bottles in the same transaction made my day. What was the return you ask? As you can see in the photo, the Library received a Bookers 2021-01, Four Roses SiB Barrel StrengthOBSK South Carolina Pick and a bottle of Buffalo Trace.

How do you feel about this week’s reveal? The trades start to get a little bit more advanced going forward as bottles start getting split up so there will be some paying attention to do.