Bernheim Original

@Megawatt I agree with you, the sweetness is creamy. I like it a lot even if I would not rate iT over 90. Something interesting is that I find that wheat whiskies are getting spicier with air exposure. After a year opened, I would have qualify a bottle of Bernheim I had as spicy and that is as a whiskey not as a wheat whiskey.

There are a few big flavour buffs who find Bernheim Original Wheat Whiskey to be too mild-mannered for their taste. I can tell you, though, of the many noobies and intermediate experience whisky lovers for whom I have poured 25 whiskies including many big names, Bernheim Original is among the top 3 or 4 of most universally well-liked among all whiskies sampled.

This is one fine whiskey. I need to restock it in the near future. It's a must in any American whiskey home bar.

@Robert99 my bottle didn't last a year, more like 10 months, I'd be interested to try out what you mention for the spicy aspect. From my experience the bottle continued to evolve after it was open.

@Robert99 Unfortunately mine will not be lasting that long! But it definitely has some spice to it.

@Megawatt If the short time it last is a tribute of your appreciation for it there is no regret to have. Mine last because I have too many bottle opened and not enough opportunity to drink them.

@Frost The evolution was probably progressive. I'm assuming it was because that bottle went unattended for many months. It was not the same thing with a bottle of Booker's I had where the transformation occured in a few weeks after months of stability. To have a Booker's becoming very floral was a big surprise. To have a Bernheim becoming peppery was an evolution expected but the power of the spicy flavors was surprising.