Wyoming Whiskey National Parks No. 2

Wyoming Whiskey is out with its second annual limit edition in support of the National Park Foundation. For this year’s release, the distillery has partner with Yellowstone Forever. The official nonprofit partner of Yellowstone National Park, to mark the park’s 150th anniversary. The bottle is available for sale at the park, throughout Wyoming. And in select U.S. markets via several online retailers, and for every bottle sold, $5 is donated to support Yellowstone. Forever to preserve the park for the next generation. The whiskey itself is a small batch straight bourbon made from 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malt barley. Bottle at a touch over bonded strength, and age at least five years. Chris enjoy the inaugural release last summer. Let’s see how the sequel stacks up!

However. The nose is softer than last year’s release but with more of that characteristic Wyoming Whiskey depth. Notes of brown sugar and Honey Grahams give way to a bit of citrus peel and chocolate chip cookie. That becomes more light roast coffee with time in the glass. The palate is light but still full-flavor showcasing notes of Werther’s Originals. Pie spice, and barrel char, along with secondary flavors of toffee, nougat, and milk chocolate. The finish is accents with a generous, peppery spice that recedes quickly with lingering. Silky notes of cinnamon sugar and clove hanging on. Wyoming Whiskey National park

Wyoming Whiskey National Parks No. 2

However. Craft in Kirby, Wyoming, under Wyoming Whiskey’s mantra of “craft, quality, and terroir”, this whiskey is distill, barrel, and bottle on the premises. It’s make with locally-sourced non-GMO grains and pure water from a limestone aquifer in the Big Horn Basin. With a mash bill of 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malted barley, the whiskey spends at least 5 years in ex-bourbon American oak casks, where it is subject to the extreme temperature fluctuations of Wyoming. The bourbon is bottle at 105 proof, with 5$ from each bottle being donate towards the preservation of the Yellowstone Natural Park.

As with the first release, this is fairly classic stuff, but the added octane helps to elevate some of those traditional qualities. Another fitting tipple to toast our beautiful National Parks.