Welcome to Your Bourbon Journey! For this episode of Bourbon Trail Tales and Tastes, we are back in historic downtown Covington, Kentucky, for an exclusive look at Wenzel Whiskey, distillery #64 on our list! We’ve had the pleasure of visiting Wenzel three times, witnessing their incredible transformation from a rectifier’s shop into a stunning, active production facility featuring a state-of-the-art Vendome column and pot still setup.
In this video, we’re taking you on a full tour of Wenzel’s beautifully restored Packard showroom-turned-distillery and sharing the results of what we believe is the best blending experience in Kentucky. Watch as we finally uncap, compare, and taste the three unique, high-proof straight bourbon whiskey blends we crafted:
🥃 5th Anniversary Blend (122.42 Proof): A custom 6-year, 9-month multi-state blend anchoring strong 50% Indiana (MGP) and 30% Kentucky backbones with a sweet 20% Georgia kiss.
🥃 Weekend Delight (117.56 Proof): A silky-smooth, 7-year, 3-month masterpiece that split 40% MGP and 40% Georgia “Ghost” distillate, complexed by 20% of a deeply oaky, well-aged 13-year Tennessee Dickel stock.
🥃 The 66 Fusion (116.05 Proof): Blended for Rebecca’s 66th birthday and landing on an exact 66% corn four-grain mashbill (66C/13.8R/9.2W/11.4M). This 80/20 Georgia/MGP blend has a remarkable chocolate finish!
We also peel back the curtain on the blending science, sharing Master Blending tips we learned at Wenzel, including why we are shocked to discover a certain “wangy” mystery outlier barrel was actually Jim Beam! If you’re exploring the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky whiskey scene, a stop at Wenzel Whiskey (and neighboring Revival Vintage Spirits) is an absolute must.
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Wenzel Whiskey Custom Blend – 5th Anniversary
- Classification: Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskeys
- Company: Wenzel Whiskey
- Distillery: Sourced (Blended from GA, KY, and IN barrels)
- Mash Bill: Undisclosed Component Mash Bills (Multi-state blend of Georgia, Kentucky, and Indiana distillates)
- Age: 6 Years, 9 Months (Reflecting the youngest component; barrels up to 7Y 8M used)
- Proof: 122.42 Proof (Calculated component proof 121.83)
- Released: Custom Blended on March 16, 2025
- Other: Heavy Indiana (50%) and Kentucky (30%) backbone, rounded out with 20% Georgia bourbon. Barrel 2 (Louisiana) was excluded from this final blend.
- Purchased: March 16, 2025 at Wenzel Whiskey
Wenzel Whiskey Custom Blend – Weekend Delight
- Classification: Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskeys
- Company: Wenzel Whiskey
- Distillery: Sourced (Blended from Dickel, Ghost, and MGP barrels)
- Mash Bill: Undisclosed Component Mash Bills (TN, GA, and IN distillates)
- Age: 7 Years, 3 Months (Reflecting the youngest component; includes well-aged 13Y 1M stock)
- Proof: 117.56 Proof (Calculated component proof 118.60)
- Released: Custom Blended on July 11, 2025
- Other: A perfectly balanced split of 40% Indiana (MGP) and 40% Georgia (Ghost) to anchor the body, topped off with 20% well-aged 13-Year Tennessee (Dickel) to bring in some deep oak maturity.
- Purchased: July 11, 2025 at Wenzel Whiskey
Wenzel Whiskey Custom Blend – The 66 Fusion
- Classification: Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskeys
- Company: Wenzel Whiskey
- Distillery: Sourced (Blended from two Georgia barrels and MGP)
- Mash Bill: Exact Blended Four-Grain Mash Bill: 66% Corn, 13.8% Rye, 9.2% Wheat, 11.4% Malted Barley
- Age: 4 Years, 10 Months (Youngest component; includes 8Y 9M and 9Y 4M aged stocks)
- Proof: 116.05 Proof (Calculated component proof 116.00)
- Released: Custom Blended on May 1, 2026
- Other: A four-grain blend dominated by an 80% split of Georgia bourbon (half 8+ years old, half just under 5 years old), braced by 20% of well-aged 9-Year Indiana MGP.
- Purchased: May 1, 2026 at Wenzel Whiskey
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NOTE: The spirits in this review were purchased by us. We were not compensated by the spirit producer for this review. This is simply our opinion based on what we tasted on this day. Please drink responsibly.
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