Ripe plum | Black currant | Maple syrup | Slight tobacco | Sweet

Dark fruits | Plum | Cherry | Black raspberry | Honey | Graham cracker | Rich & full-bodied | Delicious

Dark fruits | Slight warmth | Hint of leather | Lingering sweetness

Wyatt Earp American Single Malt is one of World Whiskey Society’s many collections. The bottles are eye-catching, as they’re packaged in a modified version of the design used for their Doc Holliday brand. In Wyatt Earp Barrel Proof’s case, this includes metal crossing revolvers on the front and a heavy chrome barrel topper. This relationship is likely drawn from the fact that both collections are inspired by historical figures from the United States’ Wild West era. Wyatt Earp was an “American lawman and gambler” who lived from 1848-1929. Earp danced between the two sides of the law, moving from boom town to boom town. At one point in Earp’s travels, he was part of a federal posse formed alongside Doc Holliday.

Wyatt Earp American Single Malt is denoted as a limited series on World Whiskey Society’s website. The series also includes Barrel Proof, which is bottled as single barrels with varying proof points ranging from approximately 120-135. Both whiskeys were distilled in Oklahoma, though the source of distillation is not disclosed.  

While Wyatt Earp Small Batch shares similar underlying flavor characteristics with the Barrel Proof edition, this is an unusual case where the lower proof enhances the whiskey. Both whiskeys are enjoyable, but the lower proof sheds the inherent heat allowing the flavors through with more intensity. Being heavily sweet and dark-fruit focused, this makes for a rich, full-bodied sip that’s filled with dark fruits and accenting sweet and savory flavors. Wyatt Earp Small Batch is unlike any other American single malt I’ve had. It’s a rare find in the American single malt space, and shows just how much range there is when it comes to what an American single malt can taste like. Wyatt Earp Small Batch American Single Malt is hands down one of the most enjoyable and memorable whiskeys I’ve had this year.