Cornbread | Vanilla ice cream | Honey | Cinnamon | Touch of lemon

Cherry | Vanilla | Honeycomb | Oak

Cinnamon | Rye spice | Seasoned oak | Apricot | Lingering spice & heat

While the country doesn’t align on many political topics, most still consider themselves American and take pride in being part of something larger. The American Whiskey taps into the country’s patriotism with a release that’s a “Genuine American whiskey for the people.”

The whiskey is an unspecified blend of bourbon and American light whiskey from a distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Given the whiskey’s smell and taste, it’s likely Ross & Squib (MGP) as it’s familiar, classic, and features a strong backbone. The overall flavor profile is sweet, with a noticeable presence of vanilla and oak throughout. Touches of cherry and honeycomb on the palate, along with cinnamon and apricot on the finish, help add distinctiveness. It finishes hot thanks to a surge rye spice, and perhaps its American light whiskey component.

The bottle is currently available in Arizona and select online retailers. Its label design is well done, and its flavor profile will likely appeal to many whiskey drinkers. It does finish hot, which may help it hold up when adding an ice cube to it or in a mixed drink. Given its price, the value likely isn’t there for seasoned whiskey drinkers, but its inclusion of American light whiskey is a creative one. Few companies are blending with American light whiskey, which gives Uncommon Spirits a leg up right now. At a time when the country is so divided, a pour of The American Whiskey among friends may just be what everyone needs.