Mellow Corn is a distinctive American whiskey produced by Heaven Hill Distillery. Classified as a straight corn whiskey, it is made with a mash bill of at least 80% corn, the remainder being a combination of malted barley and rye. It's aged in used oak barrels and has a light, golden colour and a bold flavour profile characterized by sweet corn, vanilla, and oak, with a touch of spice. Bottled at 50% ABV, it offers a strong, flavorful experience that stands out among other whiskies.
I highly recommend this fine beverage. I drink it straight out of the the bottle!
There,s no corn whiskey quite like this its got silky sweet butter vanilla taste and smell with woody notes but the wood is bitter and there's a acetone after taste that spoils it a bit, but still it works great with soda, coke, ginger beer and Canada dry definitely the most flavoursome corn whiskey I have tasted . also I mixed some with Manhattan rye (50/50) and made the perfect bourbon ! great stuff but then Manhattan rye is way overpriced I only mixed them because the rye was boring on its own I'll try a different rye next time
Strong and alcoholic, as you would expect at 100% proof, but nicely different. The only other corn whiskey I've tried is Balcones Baby Blue, which was the whisky equivalent of a Saturday night drive in at the movies...this is less subtle, stronger, but still full of flavour. Nicely different.
Where to start? Lets start with the packaging. I love the bottle, save for the awful plastic screw cap, what were they thinking? And so it goes on that one minute I love it, the next I find it a confusing proposition to say the least as it changes from dram to dram. The nose can be cheap perfume, petrol or sweet buttered popcorn with a hint of smoke. The palate can be overwhelmingly peppery or a subtle balance of sweetness, with great viscosity and a spicy finish. As shocked as I am finding myself saying it, one I might consider trying "on the rocks", which I shall do this evening.
Worth trying as an example of straight corn whisky. Its very uncomplicated, slightly sweet and very spicy. It's not a complex dram to linger over but for what it is deserves a visitation. Love the bottle, save for the bloody awful plastic screw cap!
