Description
Taste
W.L. Weller Single Barrel Bourbon is a special release, single-barrel wheat bourbon. It is part of a highly coveted series of bourbons named after William Larue Weller, to commemorate his family’s legacy. It is aged 6-7 years and is bottled at the award-winning Buffalo Trace Distillery. This splendid blend is crafted from a wheat mash bill, like other great blends such as Pappy Van Winkle, William Larue, and E.H.T Seasoned wood. It is a wheat mash of corn, malted barley, and wheat instead of rye. This bourbon is bold with distinctive grainy notes, dominated by oak and leather. On the palate, you’ll notice bright notes of cinnamon and raspberry mingled with butterscotch, and a soft woody finish.
W.L. Weller Full Proof Bourbon is a non-chill filtered whiskey created to commemorate the man who made wheat bourbon iconic. It is bottled at 114 proof at Buffalo Trace Distillery. This splendid blend is crafted from Mash Bill #2, like other great blends such as Pappy Van Winkle, Blanton’s, William Larue, and Elmer T. Lee. It is a sour mash of corn, malted barley, and extra rye. This bourbon is complex with distinctive aromas of vanilla, and dark cherries. On the palate, there are profound notes of rich caramel, mingled with toasted oak, and fruity flavors. The finish is long, with the essence of crème brûlée and chocolate.
History
W.L. Weller Single Barrel Bourbon & Full Proof Bundle is an award-winning special release bourbon to be savored, delivering nuanced variations from the aging process. For the refined bourbon palate, no two barrels are quite the same. It is part of a series of bourbons named to commemorate The Wellers. The Wellers immigrated from Germany to Maryland and established their roots in the 1740s as farmers and distillers. This family settled in Kentucky by the late 18th century, where his grandfather, Daniel Weller, purchased a distillery in Nelson County. After serving in the Mexican-American war, William Larue Weller returned home to his native Kentucky where he joined the family business and began working at his grandfather’s distillery, as a wholesale whisky salesman. William Larue Weller and his knowledge evolved the whiskey into what the great brand is today. Weller had a great palate and in 1849, he introduced the first bourbon that used wheat as a secondary grain instead of rye. Wheat bourbons like Pappy Van Winkle, Larceny Bourbon, and W.L. Weller’s have a softer and more gentle flavor and a slightly sweeter taste. Weller’s bourbon was incredibly popular and ultimately forced him to place a green thumbprint on his invoices, and barrels as a certification of authenticity. Pappy began working at W.L. Weller & Sons in 1893 as a traveling whiskey salesman and eventually became the President of Stitzel-Weller Distillery. After W.L. Weller’s passing in 1899, Pappy and his co-worker Alex Farnsley purchased the company in 1908. George Weller, William’s oldest son was President of the company until it became Stitzel-Weller Distillery. This distillery opened on Derby Day of 1935. Buffalo Trace bought the W.L. Weller brand in 1999 and has been making the bourbon with nearly the same recipe ever since.
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