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Bernheim Original Wheat Whiskey Review

May 10, 2011 B, Below $30, Other Whiskeys, Whiskey Reviews 7 Comments

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Updated on October 7, 2014 Wheat has not been widely used as the prime ingredient in a whiskey mash recipe in America since before Prohibition, and unless I am mistaken,* Bernheim Original Wheat Whiskey is the only commercial wheat whiskey label on the market today. Even so, wheat whiskey is as American as the hot ...

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