Rabbit Hole Heigold

BourbonReviewsRabbit Hole

Sep 16

Written By David Levine

Rabbit Hole Heigold

47.5% ABV/95 Proof

3+YO

Mashbill: 70% Corn, 25% Rye, 5% Malted Barley

Eye: Orange amber. Thick rim bleeds syrupy legs.

Nose: A little hotter than Cavehill. Rye is obvious but not dominant. Sweet corn is backed up by herbaceous, even floral rye. The bourbon and rye characteristics are very well balanced.

Palate: Sweter than expected. Corn sweetness in particular rolls right into spicy rye. Chewing gives more straight rye spice and body, with unsweetened cornbread. A touch of stone fruit way in the back and some nuttiness. Mouthfeel is creamy and medium-bodied.

Finish: Medium length, drying, with the corn and rye staying in balance.

Overall: In a single word, balanced. This is a great everyday sipping whiskey that plays both main grains with each other rather than against each other. Doesn’t go down the Rabbit Hole (see what I did there) with one or the other.

Rating: 6.8

10 | Insurpassable | Nothing Else Comes Close (Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel)

9 | Incredible | Extraordinary (GTS, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B518 and B520)

8 | Excellent | Exceptional (12+YO MGP Bourbon, Highland Park Single Barrels)

7 | Great | Well above average (Blanton’s Original, Old Weller Antique, Booker’s)

6 | Very Good | Better than average (Four Roses Small Batch Select, Knob Creek 14+ YO Picks)

5 | Good | Good, solid, ordinary (Elijah Craig Small Batch, Buffalo Trace, Old Grand-Dad Bottled-in-Bond)

4 | Sub-par | Many things I’d rather have (A.D. Laws Four Grain, Compass Box “Oak Cross”)

3 | Bad | Flawed (Iron Smoke Bourbon, Balcones)

2 | Poor | Forced myself to drink it (Buckshee Bourbon and Rye)

1 | Disgusting | Drain pour (Virginia Distilling Co. Cider Cask)