Review #: 323
Description: Weller Full Proof: Single Barrel Select
Spirit: Bourbon
Background: Weller Full Proof is one of the newer releases from Buffalo Trace’s wheated mashbill line. Bottled at the same proof it enters the barrel (114) they are offered both as a generic batch and part of the single barrel program. This sample was provided by a friend, but all I know is that it was a single barrel but was not told who selected it.
Distillery – Buffalo Trace
Bottler – Buffalo Trace
Brand – Weller
Selection – Unknown
ABV – 57%
Age – NAS
Nose – Nice toasty oak, smoked apple, molasses, rich cherry, shortbread
Taste – My goodness is this rich: caramel, maple syrup, brown sugar, shortbread, sugar cookie, cherry cordial
Finish – Nice toasted oak, brown sugar, sweet cinnamon, cigar tobacco, caramel
Score: 8
Would I buy a bottle? Yes
Thoughts: This may be one of the richest and thickest mouthfeel I’ve had on a spirit. It really feels like you are drinking maple syrup. It’s heavy on the sweetness and a bit narrowed on that, but the depth is there to back it up. This is a dangerously dessert-y pour.