Old Elk's new wheat whiskey was finished in Cognac barrels imported from France, and it's a good alternative to bourbon
, but it’s not the only style. There’s rye whiskey, of course, but then you also have single malt, light whiskey, malt whiskey, blends, and wheat whiskey. That last category gets a little love from some of the big distilleries, but overall it’s still a bench player. Colorado’sDistillery, however, is trying to change that, and its new Cask Finish Series release might help that come to pass.Old Elk, which is located in Fort Collins, Colo.
Old Elk’s core bourbon is defined by its unusual high-malt mashbill of 51 percent corn, 34 percent malted barley, and 15 percent rye—not something you see very often. There are also a wheated bourbon and rye whiskey in the lineup, but the range of special releases is where things start to get more interesting. One of the latest is a wheat whiskey, which as defined by the TTB must contain at least 51 percent wheat in the mashbill.
Will this new release help to make wheat whiskey a more popular category? Maybe, maybe not, but it’s certainly a high-quality expression that has more complexity and character than you might expect, especially if you’re unfamiliar with the category. And given how much bourbon there is out there to choose from—not a bad thing, mind you—it’s fun to get to try a less common style of American whiskey that still delivers in terms of flavor and quality.
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