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Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond vs Evan Williams Black Label
Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond and Evan Williams Black Label sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: a new-wave, wheat-forward craft style versus an old-guard, classically built classic.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond | Evan Williams Black Label |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | Wheated Bourbon | Traditional Bourbon |
| Mash Bill | 64% corn, 24% wheat, 12% malted barley | 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley |
| Age | 6 years | No age statement |
| Proof | 100 proof (50% ABV) +14 proof | 86 proof (43% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 1 | ~$45 – $60 | ~$14 – $18 ~$37 less |
- US shelf prices as of 2026-08; they vary widely by market.
AG’s Rating and AG’s Notes
Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond
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Evan Williams Black Label
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Flavor Profile
Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond Evan Williams Black Label
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
fruit 6/4 fruit: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 6 out of 10, Evan Williams Black Label 4 out of 10
heat 5/3 heat: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 5 out of 10, Evan Williams Black Label 3 out of 10
sweetness 7/6 sweetness: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 7 out of 10, Evan Williams Black Label 6 out of 10
spice 3/4 spice: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 3 out of 10, Evan Williams Black Label 4 out of 10
oak 5/5 oak: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 5 out of 10, Evan Williams Black Label 5 out of 10
nuttiness 4/4 nuttiness: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 4 out of 10, Evan Williams Black Label 4 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
Fruit character is what sets these apart.
- Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond: A sweet-mash, bonded wheated bourbon from a distillery founded by two fermentation scientists, and the technical care shows in how clean it tastes. One of the strongest craft arguments on the shelf.
- Evan Williams Black Label: The everyday black label, and a perfectly competent well bourbon. Softer and sweeter than the bonded version, with less to say but nothing objectionable.
Which One Should You Choose?
- Go with Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond if you want a bonded, sweet-mash wheater from a modern distillery doing genuinely careful work with more proof behind it.
- Go with Evan Williams Black Label if you want a dependable, inexpensive mixing bourbon and nothing more complicated than that at a significantly lower price point.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond); cocktails, highball, rocks (Evan Williams Black Label).