The second in the Evergreen Collection, Wanderback Batch No. 2 featured Wanderback’s custom four-malt mashbill distilled at Westland, then aged in new American oak on a farm in Oregon and finally divided in half to finish in either ex-Rum or ex-Bourbon.
Wanderback Whiskey was a Non-Distiller Producer (or Independent Bottler) founded by Phil Downer that existed from 2017 to 2023 (approx). Their social media fell silent in 2023, and the website went dark in 2025. Wanderback’s key differentiation was that they would contract to have their own mashbill distilled, and use a slightly different mashbill at each distillery. During its brief lifetime, Wanderback released 5 whiskies distilled at Westland, and two whiskies distilled at Balcones. Per social media, Wanderback had also contracted distillations at Virginia Distillery and Clear Creek among others.
Specifications
- Grain Bill:
- 88% Washington Select Pale Malt
- 8% Crystal Malt
- 2% Pale Chocolate Malt
- 2% Munich Malt
- Initial Cask Type: New American Oak High Toast/Low Char
- Secondary Cask Type: 50% in Nicaraguan ex-Rum, 50% in ex-Bourbon Heaven Hill
- Initial Maturation Time: 3.5 Years
- Secondary Maturation Time: 6 Months
- Total Maturation Time: 4 Years
Release Info
- Spirit Type: American Single Malt Whiskey
- Bottler: Wanderback
- Series: Evergreen Collection
- Release Name: Batch No. 2
- Release Date: Fall 2018
- ABV: 50%
- Size: 750ml
- MSRP: $59
- Total Bottled: 2500
From The Bottler
- “Nose: Fruitcake, gingerbread, Mexican chocolate, sugar cone and orange marmalade”
- “Palate: Rich and decadent. Vanilla, banana, tropical fruit to the whiskey’s spice and malt flavors”
- “Tasting Notes: Rich and decadent. Notes of fruitcake, gingerbread, Mexican chocolate, sugar cone and orange marmalade.”
Awards
- American Distlling Institute - 2019 - Silver Medal
- Awards Gold medal: San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2020.
Links
- Wanderback: The Evergreen Collection (archive.org)
- Wanderback: Batch No. 2 Rum Cask Finish American Single Malt Whiskey (archive.org)
- Wanderback: Cooking Up Our Bespoke Malted Barley Mash Bill(archive.org)
Databases
- Distiller: Wanderback American Single Malt Batch No. 2
- Whiskybase: Wanderback 03-year-old (WB130328)