You're not making whiskey better, you're making honey worse.

Tonight's review is of Evan Williams Honey Reserve.

I think I like bourbons so much because in order for it to be considered a bourbon it can't have any added flavoring or color. Only water can be added to it and only to dilute the proof. That means bourbon never has an artificial flavor or weird aftertastes. That also means that this is a whiskey and not a bourbon.

So I have seen this in the store for a few months but I was afraid to try it after the Dewars Honey flavored disappointment. But I liked the Evan Williams Bourbon alright so hopefully this will be better. It claims to be all taste with no sting. We'll see about that <$10 whiskey!

Cost: Again, 9.99 from Food Max

Alcohol Content: 35%

Method: Neat

Color: Light yellow.

Nose: Well, it doesn't smell like honey. I'm not quite sure what it smells like. Maybe apples? It smells like cold fruit I guess.

At this point I want to say that I am afraid. I asked Aaron to smell it and tell me what he thought it smelled like. He said it smelled like perfume and rubbing alcohol. Then he tasted it and said "No, bad. They're bad people for making this. Is this that same bad honey one from before? I regret asking what this was. It's the worst thing I've tasted in a month!".

Shit.

Taste: Oh god. You can almost feel thick honey on your tongue. This is like cheep orange flavored honey sticks that you get at a tea shop. This was a bad decision. You can't even taste the whiskey underneath the bad honey flavor.

Finish: It's like I drank a glass of sugar water at maximum saturation. I imagine it's a hummingbird's daydream.

Maybe it's better with cola? Like a whiskey cola? Let's try it out!

It's like extra sweet coke. If you add enough to it you can't taste it. Like homeopathic honey. So it's not really good for that.

How about as a whiskey sour? I made one without adding simple syrup or sugar since it's sweet enough.

No. Don't do this. This was a bad idea.

In short skip this junk. Whiskey makers need to leave the bees alone. What did they ever do to you that you need to defame them like this? Just make whiskey taste like whiskey. If you need to make your whiskey taste like a McDonald's breakfast item then you just don't like whiskey...

And that's okay!

But stop this madness.

10/100