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Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat
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Exeptionaly fruity pour!

Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat · Ben Holladay

Published September 22, 2025
2 min read · 231 words
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Overall Rating
82.0
Value Score
4.0
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Amazing amazing pour!!!

Here are a few sentences summarizing what people are saying about Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat (6-year, Bottled-in-Bond) bourbon:


On the nose, it presents soft wheated sweetness—vanilla, caramel, baked red apple, and toffee—with gentle oak and a hint of breadiness. (The Whiskey Shelf)

The palate is smooth and mellow, carrying those dessert-like notes forward: vanilla, fruit (apple/stone fruit), with baking spices, light oak, and a touch of darker fruit or berry in some reviews. It's not aggressively bold, but it’s pleasant and well-balanced. (Breaking Bourbon)

Finish tends to lean toward a modest spice and oak warmth, with lingering sweetness—vanilla or caramel—with decent length. For some, the proof is felt more in the finish, giving it a bit of bite. (Barrel Banter)


Overall impression: if you like wheated bourbons that are more about smooth, sweet subtleties than punchy spice or radical complexity, this is a strong pick. It doesn’t redefine the wheel, but it delivers what it promises with good craftsmanship and offers good value for what it is.


If you want, I can give you a comparison with something like Maker’s Mark or Weller to help situate how “soft” or “bold” this one feels.

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Serving Context

Serving
neat
Glassware
snifter
Days Open
60
Blind Review
No

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