Evan Williams Single Barrel Bourbon 700ml

Evan Williams Single Barrel is a vintage-dated Kentucky straight bourbon from Heaven Hill, with every bottle drawn from one hand-picked barrel. It is aged 7 to 8 years and bottled at 86.6 proof, which is 43.3% ABV.

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Heaven Hill calls it the only vintage-dated single barrel bourbon on the market. Its distillers taste and select individual barrels that meet their standard, much as a winemaker would pick a vintage. Each label shows the date the bourbon went into oak, the year it was bottled and the number of the barrel it came from. That makes every release a little different, and it means two bottles from different vintages can be fun to taste side by side.

Heaven Hill’s own tasting notes:

Nose: Dark caramel, sweet oak and charred wood.

Palate: Rich and spicy, with oak, honey, apple and orange.

Finish: Long, easy and relaxed.

Compared with Evan Williams 1783 Small Batch, which blends barrels for a consistent house style, the Single Barrel shows the personality of one cask and carries more age. It suits bourbon drinkers who like to compare vintages, and it is an easy gift because the label tells its own story. Heaven Hill serves it in an Evan Sidecar with triple sec and lemon. It is also good neat or with a splash of water, alongside smoked meats or a chocolate dessert.