Home

Bourbons with a Cake Profile

These are popular bourbons or other whiskeys with a cake profile. Whiskeys with aromas, palates, or finishes that feature cake.

All Nations 6 Year Straight Bourbon
All Nations 6 Year Straight Bourbon

...ropical, and dark fruit, grain sweetness, honey, caramel, and vanilla cake. THE FINISH: Long finish with notes of caramel, coffee cake, oak,...

Nelson Brothers Classic Bourbon Whiskey
Nelson Brothers Classic Bourbon Whiskey

...Nose: spice cake, cherry, milk chocolate, vanilla, baked apple. Palate: banana bre...

Lock Stock & Barrel 21 Year Straight Rye Whiskey
Lock Stock & Barrel 21 Year Straight Rye Whiskey

...Nose: Warm spiced date cake, treacle toffee, orange peel, baking spices.Palate: Full-bodied w...

J.T. Meleck American Rice Whiskey
J.T. Meleck American Rice Whiskey

...deep in intensity. Nose: Aroma characteristics include vanilla crème cake and white chocolate pudding. Tastings note: On the palate is a sm...

Nelson Brothers Sherry Cask Finish
Nelson Brothers Sherry Cask Finish

...crème brûlée, citrus, eucalyptus, rye spice. Finish: Christmas fruit cake, molasses, black tea, spearmint, cherry....

Willett Pot Still Reserve Bourbon
Willett Pot Still Reserve Bourbon

...The nose is "vanilla lemon cake." The palate is a balance of caramel, vanilla, spices, and citrus...

Pendleton Midnight
Pendleton Midnight

...inger. PALATE: Full, well-balanced oak is paired with hints of coffee cake, nuts, caramelized bananas, and candied figs. FINISH: A full-bodi...

Frey Ranch Single Barrel Bourbon
Frey Ranch Single Barrel Bourbon

...Tasting notes of butterscotch, coffee ice cream, ripe dates, and fruitcake....

J. Henry & Sons La Flamme Reserve Bourbon Finished in Armagnac Barrels
J. Henry & Sons La Flamme Reserve Bourbon Finished in Armagnac Barrels

...viscous and rich, filling the entire mouth cavity with blackberry pancakes drenched with maple syrup, vanilla cake batter, Honey Nut Cheeri...

Found North Cask Strength Whisky Batch 006
Found North Cask Strength Whisky Batch 006

...honey and molasses. The finish lingers like a grizzly bear’s last pancake breakfast before hibernating through an arctic winter, presenting...

Wild Turkey Master's Keep Voyage
Wild Turkey Master's Keep Voyage

...AROMA: Notes of vanilla, oak, and fruit give way to molasses, rum cake, and allspice. PALATE: Sweet and creamy with notes of tropical an...

ASW Burns Night Single Malt
ASW Burns Night Single Malt

...Notes of butterscotch, charred peach, and poundcake....

Blue Run Reflection I Straight Bourbon
Blue Run Reflection I Straight Bourbon

...right Rainier cherries and creamy butterscotch on the nose. Fluffy pancakes and maple syrup on the front end, rosemary on the mid palate wit...

Garrison Brothers Boot Flask Bourbon
Garrison Brothers Boot Flask Bourbon

...ney. Springtime flavors of honeysuckle and orange candy, yellow pound cake, baking spices, lemon gumdrops, and sugar cookies. Long and engro...

Barrell Bourbon New Year 2022
Barrell Bourbon New Year 2022

...s nose is sweet, a little tangy, and shows white chocolate and carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. The fruit comes through with nectarin...

Lock Stock & Barrel 20 Year Straight Rye Whiskey
Lock Stock & Barrel 20 Year Straight Rye Whiskey

...at explodes with caramel, clove, and cinnamon-like a warm spiced date cake with dried apricot, cantaloupe, and peppery rye. A long and velve...

Garrison Brothers Small Batch Bourbon
Garrison Brothers Small Batch Bourbon

...dominate the palate, with hints of butter, whipped cream, angel food cake and oak. The finish is smooth, with chocolate and espresso notes....

Blackened Rye The Lightning Double Cask Finished Rye Whiskey
Blackened Rye The Lightning Double Cask Finished Rye Whiskey

...Notes of dried fig, hay, pinewood, pear, and rum cake on the nose, and on the palate, clover honey, mint, corn husk, su...

Thomas H. Handy Sazerac 2019
Thomas H. Handy Sazerac 2019

...Powerful, lush, and boldly spicy. Flavors of toffee, fig cake, and candied fruit, followed by mint, cinnamon, and clove. The fi...

Thomas H. Handy Sazerac 2018
Thomas H. Handy Sazerac 2018

...Powerful, lush, and boldly spicy. Flavors of toffee, fig cake, and candied fruit, followed by mint, cinnamon and clove. The fin...

Back to top

Are we missing a bourbon? Please let us know.

Card image cap
Provide Feedback

Would you mind giving us feedback? What do you like or dislike about the website? How can we make it better? What features would you like to see added?

Ranking the Best Weller Bourbons. Which Weller is the Best?

Weller is Buffalo Trace Distillery’s fabulous line of award-winning wheated bourbon whiskeys. With seven wheated bourbons in this stable, which one is the best, and how do they rank? To determin...Read More

What Gives Bourbon Its Oily, Buttery, or Creamy Texture?

If you are a neat-drinking bourbon enthusiast, you may have noticed that some bourbons have an oily texture. This is not a quality that all bourbons possess, but it is a highly sought-after trait...Read More

Review of Dark Arts 7.5 Year Straight Bourbon Finished in Red Port and White Port Casks

This review of Dark Arts 7.5 Year Straight Bourbon Finished in Red Port and White Port Casks is a little closer to my heart than most. Why? Before COVID, my wife and I spent three years living in Port...Read More