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Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond vs New Riff Single Barrel
Comparing Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond and New Riff Single Barrel reveals a matchup between a modern, wheated craft expression and a modern, spice-driven craft expression.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond | New Riff Single Barrel |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | Wheated Bourbon | High-Rye Bourbon |
| Mash Bill | 64% corn, 24% wheat, 12% malted barley | 65% corn, 30% rye, 5% malted barley |
| Age | 6 years +1 yr | 5 years |
| Proof | 100 proof (50% ABV) | 105 proof (52.5% ABV) +5 proof |
| Approx. Price 1 | ~$45 – $60 ~$10 less | ~$55 – $70 |
- 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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New Riff Single Barrel
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Flavor Profile
Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond New Riff Single Barrel
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
spice 3/9 spice: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 3 out of 10, New Riff Single Barrel 9 out of 10
sweetness 7/4 sweetness: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 7 out of 10, New Riff Single Barrel 4 out of 10
heat 5/7 heat: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 5 out of 10, New Riff Single Barrel 7 out of 10
oak 5/6 oak: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 5 out of 10, New Riff Single Barrel 6 out of 10
fruit 6/5 fruit: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 6 out of 10, New Riff Single Barrel 5 out of 10
nuttiness 4/3 nuttiness: Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond 4 out of 10, New Riff Single Barrel 3 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
Rye spice is the dividing line here.
- 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.
- New Riff Single Barrel: The single-barrel expression of New Riff's 30% rye mash, non-chill-filtered and at higher proof than the bonded version. As dry and peppery as bourbon gets before it stops being bourbon.
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 at a slightly lower price point.
- Go with New Riff Single Barrel if you want the most aggressively spice-driven bourbon in this list, with single-barrel variation on top.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Wilderness Trail Bottled-in-Bond); neat, old-fashioned (New Riff Single Barrel).