The Old Volstead mash bill includes 70% corn, 25% white wheat, and 5% malted barley. The wheat gives this bourbon a sweet, smooth flavor that makes for a great sipper. Aged for two years in new charred American white oak barrels, each batch is bottled from a single barrel. Old Volstead’s Straight Bourbon Whiskey features a complex nose with a first impression of a slightly agressive alcohol hit; it is best let sit a moment before sipping. After it rests a moment you get cedar wood and green apples, and nuts surrounded by pure sweetness. The palate reminds you of a hay-stack on a damp day in a barn made of oak. The short finish gives a bit of mint and then some old tobacco, appropriate for a Bourbon from the old tobacco capital of the US: Virginia.