Wildnerness Trail Trail Mix Miniatures
Wilderness Trail Trail Mix Miniatures is a gift set of three 50mL bottles at 100 proof (50% ABV) each — Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon, Kentucky Straight High-Rye Bourbon and Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, all small-batch and bottled-in-bond, distilled, aged and bottled in Danville, Kentucky. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Proof / ABV: 100 proof (50% ABV) each bottle
- Contents: 3 x 50mL — Wheated Bourbon, High-Rye Bourbon, Rye Whiskey
- Production: small-batch (20 barrels per batch), bottled-in-bond, sweet mash, #4 char new American oak, non-chill filtered
- Age: bottled-in-bond — at least 4 years, one distilling season
- Distillery: Wilderness Trail Distillery, Danville, Kentucky — founded 2012 by fermentation scientists Shane Baker and Dr. Pat Heist
Three Bottled-in-Bond Whiskeys, One Box
Wilderness Trail was founded by two fermentation scientists who spent twenty years advising distilleries before building their own in Danville, Kentucky — and the Trail Mix set is the distillery in miniature. Three 50mL bottles, each one small-batch (a single fermenter, twenty barrels) and bottled-in-bond at 100 proof: the wheated bourbon, the high-rye bourbon and the rye, all sweet-mash distilled and aged in #4 char barrels with 18-month air-dried staves. Explore the Wilderness Trail collection and the bourbon aisle at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Per retailer profiles: the wheated bourbon brings caramel, vanilla, honey and nutmeg; the high-rye bourbon adds cinnamon, dark fruit, tobacco and leather; the rye leans zesty citrus, apple, honey and rye spice — all with long, oaky finishes.
How to Enjoy
Taste the three side by side, neat, wheated first and rye last — the set is a ready-made lesson in how grain bills change whiskey. Any leftovers (unlikely) make an excellent bottled-in-bond Old Fashioned.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "bottled-in-bond" mean?
A U.S. government standard: the whiskey is the product of one distilling season at one distillery, aged at least four years in a bonded warehouse and bottled at exactly 100 proof.
What is in the Trail Mix set?
Three 50mL bottles: Wilderness Trail Wheated Bourbon, High-Rye Bourbon and Rye — all small-batch, bottled-in-bond Kentucky straight whiskeys.
Is this a good introduction to Wilderness Trail?
Yes — it covers the distillery's three core mash bills in one box, which makes it an ideal gift or a low-commitment way to find a favorite.
The whole distillery in one small box — order Wilderness Trail Trail Mix Miniatures online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.