Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat Single Barrel #8651 124.3 proof - Selected by the Mash & Journey Whiskey Club

Age: 6-Years 6-Months

Proof: 124.3 proof

Mash Bill: 73/15/12 Corn/Soft Red Wheat/Malted Barley

Source: Holladay Distillery; Weston, MO

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: Salted Caramel, Cream Soda, Toasted almonds, maraschino cherry, sweet oak and some slight floral notes
• Palate: Cream soda, vanilla ice cream topped with salted caramel and toasted almonds and a wave of orange peel.
• Finish: Burnt orange, black tea, crushed black pepper, floral wheat
  and oak spice.

Bottle count: 150 bottles

About the product: The finest bourbon results from an ideal combination of climate and geology that is rare outside of Kentucky but is found in the rolling hills of Weston, Missouri at the Holladay Distillery.

It is remarkable how one ingredient in a recipe can change the entire taste profile of a spirit. Holladay Soft Red Wheat is crafted with the original Holladay recipe with one substitute: wheat for the rye. Holladay Soft Red is made in the original stillhouse, barreled in Missouri white oak barrels, aged onsite in iron-clad rickhouses, and bottled at 100 proof. 

Using wheat in a bourbon mash bill often results in a softer and sweeter taste profile than a bourbon made with rye, which typically adds spice to the palate. Soft Red Wheat has lower protein levels, red bran, and minimal gluten compared to other classes of wheat. Bourbons crafted with Soft Red Wheat offer a soft, smooth finish just as the name suggests.