Whiskey Review: Old Hamer Cask Strength Bourbon

Introduction For this episode of Film & Whiskey, we’re sticking with West Fork Whiskey, but switching gears to explore one of their other labels: Old Hamer Cask Strength Bourbon . Old Hamer is a resurrected Indiana brand that dates back over a century. West Fork acquired the rights to the name and revived it—though unlike their core West Fork products, Old Hamer uses sourced distillate from MGP. This particular expression comes in at 118.2 proof (59.1% ABV) and features a 99% corn, 1% malted barley mash bill , which makes it about as corn-heavy as you can get. Interestingly, it’s only aged for three years , and the barrels were previously designated as light whiskey. After aging in new charred oak, though, it meets the requirements to be considered a bourbon. The bottle we sampled is from Batch #32 . Let’s dive in. Nose Brad: This is like a just a beautiful classic bourbon experience. There is caramel and vanilla. The vanilla reminds me of like a really rich

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