Review #612; Bourbon #144: New Riff Maltster (Wheat)

This comes from Kentucky whiskey distiller New Riff. This Maltster has a unique mashbill of 65% corn, 18% Floor Malted Wheat, 7% Dark Wheat, and 10% Unmalted wheat. This was aged for at least 5 years before being bottled at 50% with no chill filtering.

ABV: 50%

Nose: Dark Chocolate, honey, breadiness

Palate: Medium mouthfeel, dark chocolate, honey, vanilla, black pepper, cinnamon, breadiness

Finish: Short finish. Black pepper, slight vanilla, dark chocolate, breadiness, cinnamon

Rating: 5/10

This is overall just fine for me. It has good flavors, but the youth is apparent in this, more so than their other offerings for me at least. The flavors are soft as well for me, there but not expressing themselves as well as they could. Overall, just fine and even if its not a huge hit for me I like their willingness to experiment.

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect