Old Elk Cognac Cask Finish Wheat Whiskey Review | The Daily Pour
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Old Elk Cognac Cask Finish Wheat Whiskey

American Whiskey Old Elk
  • Distiller

    MGP

  • Bottler

    Old Elk

  • ABV

    45%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $60 to $99.99

Old Elk Distillery's Cognac Cask Finish Straight Wheat Whiskey is part of its Cask Finish Series, led by master blender Melinda Maddox. This 95-proof whiskey is aged for six years, then finished for 6 to 12 months in French Limousin Cognac casks. Priced at $89.99, it joins the lineup alongside Old Elk’s core offerings, including High-Malt Bourbon, Straight Rye Whiskey and Straight Wheat Whiskey.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 85
  • Breaking Bourbon
  • By Eric Hasman
  • Cognac finished bourbons are well worn at this point, but utilizing a wheat whiskey as the base produces compelling results.
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  • Raided Score: 91
  • Robb Report
  • By Jonah Flicker
  • Will this new release help to make wheat whiskey a more popular category? Maybe, maybe not, but it’s certainly a high-quality expression that has more complexity and character than you might expect, especially if you’re unfamiliar with the category
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • Distiller
  • By Amanda Schuster
  • The whiskey has a medium weight and loads of spice upfront, with aromatics of sandalwood, oak, and cedar. There isn't much fruitiness, though wheat flakes flavors come into the midpalate with honeyed maple sweetness.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • The Daily Pour
  • By T8ke
  • This is a nice pour! Neither the wheat or the cognac are overpowering each other and while not the most powerful or complex, it’s totally pleasant and a unique look at a mash bill we don’t often see finished.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Big and sweet on the nose, vanilla cream, Nilla wafer cookies, light tobacco, some pepper, light stone fruit and a hint of cinnamon. Pleasant and sweet.

  • Taste:

    Moderate mouthfeel, light oak on the palate. Rich toffee, tobacco, vanilla bean and some caramel and cracked pepper. Lightly tannic on the back palate, notes of tobacco and date fruit as well.

  • Finish:

    Pleasant finish that’s pepper driven, a touch bitter, and full of cream and brûlée.

  • Overall:

    This is a nice pour! Neither the wheat or the cognac are overpowering each other and while not the most powerful or complex, it’s totally pleasant and a unique look at a mash bill we don’t often see finished.

  • Score:

    85

  • By T8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources