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Bourbon Review: Wigle Organic Pennsylvania Bourbon

We review Wigle Organic Pennsylvania Bourbon, a USDA-certified organic bourbon made from Pennsylvania-grown grains.

OVERALL RATING

7
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Tasting Notes

About:

The Wigle Pennsylvania Bourbon is USDA certified organic, and is made from yellow corn, winter wheat, and malted barley, and then aged in American oak. At 92 proof, the bottle used in this review was aged for 15 months. A 750 ml bottle will run you about $58.
Appearance:
The whiskey is a deep, maple-syrup colored amber. In the glass it has thin, slow legs.
Nose:
The nose is quite sweet: cotton candy, candied apple, and just a hint of peppered cinnamon
Palate:
The palate hits you a bit sharper than one would imagine from the nose alone. A bit of jalapeno spiciness hits immediately before quickly fading away. Within and following that first sharp bite there is a good deal of sweetness. Yellow raisins, agave syrup, and red wine. A bit of a cloying taste lingers on afterwards at the back of the tongue.
Finish:
Comments:
I came into this one feeling hopeful – I’m kind of a sucker for most things that start off with “all organic” and “local,” and so I was rooting for Wigle here. The bourbon isn’t bad – certainly, I enjoyed my second glass more than my first – but it’s not great either. The sharp, shallow bite upon the first sip, and the saccharine twang that remained in my mouth after swallowing both took off some points for me. At almost 60 dollars, there are certainly better bourbons out there… but, in the same breath, I’m not sure you’re going to find many other USDA certified organic bottles in that bracket.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Zack Braunstein

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