Maker: Heaven Hill, Bardstown/Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Age: NAS
Proof: 86 (43% ABV)
Appearance: Bright copper.
Nose: Corn syrup, mint, eucalyptus, butterscotch.
On the palate: Medium-bodied and sweet. Corn, butterscotch, vanilla, caramel, something slightly floral.
Finish: Minty, sweet. Vanilla toffee, mint julep.
Parting words: Evan Williams is the second best-selling brand of bourbon whiskey in the world. I have trouble figuring out why. Why it doesn’t outsell Jim & and Jack, that is.
Evan Williams is Heaven Hill’s flagship bourbon. It’s a distillery known for value bourbons, and Evan Williams is no exception. For a bourbon of this youth and price, one should expect a lot less. It’s not particularly subtle, but it is much more complex than Jack Daniels and more pleasant than Jim Beam. It straddles the line between the minty (yeast-related, IMO) and caramel characteristics of Heaven Hill bourbons, exhibiting a balance rare on its shelf. Evan Williams (black label) is recommended.
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