88 Wyoming - Wyoming Bourbon Whiskey

Claiming the title of Wyoming's first legal whiskey distillery, Wyoming Whiskey was founded in 2009 by Brad and Kate Mead and David DeFazio along with the help of former Maker’s Mark master distiller Steve Nally. Small Batch Bourbon was the first whiskey released dating back to 2012 and aged for four years at the time. Per the company’s website, the bourbon is currently a minimum of five years old. Unlike many craft distilleries, Wyoming Whiskey ages in 53 gallon barrels and contains wheat as the secondary grain. Additionally, Small Batch Bourbon’s 88 proof is intended to pay homage to the fact that Wyoming is the 44th state (the bourbon’s ABV).

Batches are comprised of approximately 15 barrels, and numbered sequentially. The bottle in review is from batch number 48 and was bottled on 10/5/2017.