Evan Williams
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Evan Williams

1783 Small Batch

ABV 45%

Delicate and very sippable. It delivers balance and the aspects you would want to be able to enjoy from a Kentucky bourbon.

Phoebe Calver

Specification

Evan Williams

Heaven Hill

Brand

Heaven Hill

Bottler

1783 Small Batch

Expression

Bourbon

Type

No age statement

Age (Years)

45%

ABV

Kentucky

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Phoebe Calver

Taster

Nose: Lucious thick-cut marmalade, with a hint of Turkish delight. Beeswax and creamy toffee sauce, with crystallised ginger chunks too.

Palate: Very resinous and fiery, then honeycomb. The marmalade is still there, but leans more towards clementine, with icing sugar and rye spice.

Finish: Medium and gentle. Slighly mossy, with toasted sweet brioche buns.

Comment: Delicate and very sippable. It delivers balance and the aspects you would want to be able to enjoy from a Kentucky bourbon.

Score: 8

Christopher Coates

Taster

Nose: Leather and dubbin, sesame oil and brown sugar. Candied orange and pipe tobacco. Blackberry sauce and poached pears with burned pastry crust.

Palate: Very light bodied. Delicate and pleasantly spirit forward. Fresh apples and pears on the palate with plenty of allspice and a touch of treacle. A whack of marmalade, too.

Finish: Medium length. Gently drying at first, tannins grip with time.

Comment: Well integrated and very drinkable, but could be more complex.

Score: 7.9

8
Overall Score

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