The 10 Essential Bourbons You Need for Bourbon Heritage Month

Whiskey Raiders | David Morrow | September 8, 2022

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Happy Bourbon Heritage Month! If you’re anything like us and hoping to use this wonderful month as an excuse to indulge in some great bourbon, we’ve got you covered. Bourbon is a wonderful and quintessential American spirit, but there’s no doubt the market is a bit saturated due to the massive quantities of great bourbons being produced throughout Kentucky and across the rest of the U.S.

We’ve compiled a list of 10 bourbons you can’t go wrong with this Bourbon Heritage Month.

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Best Wheated Bourbon: Old Elk

A wheated bourbon is simply a bourbon with wheat present in the mash bill. Wheated bourbons are typically considered smooth, especially those made with a high percentage of wheat. The maximum amount of wheat that can exist in bourbon is 49%, as bourbon must be made with at least 51% corn. Whiskeys with mash bills more than half wheat do exist, but they’re in the wheat whiskey category, not bourbon.

Distilled by Greg Metze for MGP in Indiana and then bottled by Metze for Old Elk in Colorado, Old Elk Wheated Bourbon is aged five years and bottled at 46% ABV. Old Elk Wheated Bourbon is a total rockstar with tons of character. It’s sweet on the palate, with cream, oak, pepper and tobacco. This is a tremendous, well-orchestrated wheated bourbon.

With 45% of the mash bill comprising wheat (51% corn, 4% malted barley), this is about as high-wheat a bourbon as you’ll find. If you’re interested in sampling wheat’s effect on a bourbon, this is a great pick. Plus, it’s just an all-around awesome bourbon to enjoy.

Old Elk Wheated Bourbon can usually be found for about $70, making it one of the more premium offerings on this list.

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