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Bourbons with a Cake Profile

These are popular bourbons or other whiskeys with a cake profile. Whiskeys with aromas, palates, or finishes that feature cake.

All Nations 6 Year Straight Bourbon
All Nations 6 Year Straight Bourbon

...ropical, and dark fruit, grain sweetness, honey, caramel, and vanilla cake. THE FINISH: Long finish with notes of caramel, coffee cake, oak,...

Lock Stock & Barrel 21 Year Straight Rye Whiskey
Lock Stock & Barrel 21 Year Straight Rye Whiskey

...Nose: Warm spiced date cake, treacle toffee, orange peel, baking spices.Palate: Full-bodied w...

Nelson Brothers Classic Bourbon Whiskey
Nelson Brothers Classic Bourbon Whiskey

...Nose: spice cake, cherry, milk chocolate, vanilla, baked apple. Palate: banana bre...

Nelson Brothers Sherry Cask Finish
Nelson Brothers Sherry Cask Finish

...crème brûlée, citrus, eucalyptus, rye spice. Finish: Christmas fruit cake, molasses, black tea, spearmint, cherry....

J.T. Meleck American Rice Whiskey
J.T. Meleck American Rice Whiskey

...deep in intensity. Nose: Aroma characteristics include vanilla crème cake and white chocolate pudding. Tastings note: On the palate is a sm...

Frey Ranch Single Barrel Bourbon
Frey Ranch Single Barrel Bourbon

...Tasting notes of butterscotch, coffee ice cream, ripe dates, and fruitcake....

Found North Cask Strength Whisky Batch 006
Found North Cask Strength Whisky Batch 006

...honey and molasses. The finish lingers like a grizzly bear’s last pancake breakfast before hibernating through an arctic winter, presenting...

Willett Pot Still Reserve Bourbon
Willett Pot Still Reserve Bourbon

...The nose is "vanilla lemon cake." The palate is a balance of caramel, vanilla, spices, and citrus...

Pendleton Midnight
Pendleton Midnight

...inger. PALATE: Full, well-balanced oak is paired with hints of coffee cake, nuts, caramelized bananas, and candied figs. FINISH: A full-bodi...

ASW Burns Night Single Malt
ASW Burns Night Single Malt

...Notes of butterscotch, charred peach, and poundcake....

J. Henry & Sons La Flamme Reserve Bourbon Finished in Armagnac Barrels
J. Henry & Sons La Flamme Reserve Bourbon Finished in Armagnac Barrels

...viscous and rich, filling the entire mouth cavity with blackberry pancakes drenched with maple syrup, vanilla cake batter, Honey Nut Cheeri...

Garrison Brothers Boot Flask Bourbon
Garrison Brothers Boot Flask Bourbon

...ney. Springtime flavors of honeysuckle and orange candy, yellow pound cake, baking spices, lemon gumdrops, and sugar cookies. Long and engro...

Wild Turkey Master's Keep Voyage
Wild Turkey Master's Keep Voyage

...AROMA: Notes of vanilla, oak, and fruit give way to molasses, rum cake, and allspice. PALATE: Sweet and creamy with notes of tropical an...

Barrell Bourbon New Year 2022
Barrell Bourbon New Year 2022

...s nose is sweet, a little tangy, and shows white chocolate and carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. The fruit comes through with nectarin...

Thomas H. Handy Sazerac 2019
Thomas H. Handy Sazerac 2019

...Powerful, lush, and boldly spicy. Flavors of toffee, fig cake, and candied fruit, followed by mint, cinnamon, and clove. The fi...

Bluegrass Distillers Wheated Bourbon Whiskey
Bluegrass Distillers Wheated Bourbon Whiskey

...nish, vanilla, and a light char and oak flavor. Rich, buttered spiced cake aroma. The taste yields more oak and vanilla flavors compared to ...

Lock Stock & Barrel 20 Year Straight Rye Whiskey
Lock Stock & Barrel 20 Year Straight Rye Whiskey

...at explodes with caramel, clove, and cinnamon-like a warm spiced date cake with dried apricot, cantaloupe, and peppery rye. A long and velve...

Garrison Brothers Small Batch Bourbon
Garrison Brothers Small Batch Bourbon

...dominate the palate, with hints of butter, whipped cream, angel food cake and oak. The finish is smooth, with chocolate and espresso notes....

Blue Run Reflection I Straight Bourbon
Blue Run Reflection I Straight Bourbon

...right Rainier cherries and creamy butterscotch on the nose. Fluffy pancakes and maple syrup on the front end, rosemary on the mid palate wit...

Backbone Bourbon Uncut
Backbone Bourbon Uncut

...cially given the proof, which feels decadent and warm. Rising rolls, cakes baking in the oven, whipped cream, icing, citrus, and chocolate ...

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