![]() That may sound nerdy, but we're three paragraphs deep in a bourbon review, so let's not put on airs. ![]() And to those who have been around the block, for the price (~$33 in Houston), it's a great cocktail maker and a cool guidepost to A-B compare other MGP sourced bourbons with the same mash. HIGH WEST LIMITED RELEASE AMERICAN PRAIRE 100.4PF BARREL-28130 SAUTERNE HI TIME CASK. ![]() New drinkers should absolutely pick it up if they want to experiment with bourbons with higher rye mashbills, as the blend really does a service to those flavors. High West American Prairie Bourbon Barrel Select Whiskey, Utah. The palette is more of the same, with enough rye showing up to keep things lively, but with standard notes in all the usual places. Otherwise, this is a bourbon and falls entirely in line with what you would expect. The nose has more fruit than those, and the citrus note is amazing when it shows up – unfortunately it comes and goes at will. High West American Prairie Bourbon is a solid whiskey I’m always drawn to on those nights when I just want a good bourbon that fits that perfect middle area between aggressive and soft. The drama all comes from rye notes that clearly benefit from the blend, as they're prettier here than other sourced MGP with this same mash bill. Despite the loss of Yippee Ki-Yay, High West does not suck and is not terrible.īut this bourbon is only as impressive as that transition was. I think most reasonable people can agree that bottom shelf “bourbon” blends and distilleries trying to pass off others' work as their own are all terrible and suck. I don't think that has anything to do those words, honestly, and I'd guess it's more to do with shady business practices. Sourced and blended might be two of the most polarizing words in bourbon. Other whiskey components are undisclosed due to contractual reasonsīought in northwest Houston in November '20 Sourced From Multiple Distillers / High West Distilleryħ5% corn, 21% rye, 4% barley malt from MGP Ĩ4% corn, 8% rye, 8% malted barley from undisclosed source Texacer's Guide to Tasting/Nosing/Reviewing Buy High West American Prairie Bourbon at Frootbat. Helpful Stuffīeginner's and Intermediate Guide to Bourbon Mashbill: Blend of bourbon mashbills: 75 corn, 21 rye, 4 malted barley from MGP - 84 corn, 8 rye, 8 malted barley from undisclosed source - other whiskey components undisclosed for contractual reasons. As well as any news articles or bourbon related internet things. Can you create your own version of High West American Prairie Bourbon Use Bourbon Butlers blending tools to create incredible new bourbons out of bottles that. R/Whisky r/WorldWhisky r/Scotch /r/Whiskyporn Whisky Network GuideĪll Discussions and Reviews of Bourbon, Rye, and/or any American Whiskey are welcome and encouraged(yes, even Jack).
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