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About This Bourbon
W.L. Weller 12 Year is a wheated Kentucky straight bourbon aged at least 12 years and bottled at 90 proof, and this bottle is from the 2023 release.
Weller 12 has an age statement of 12 years, so the youngest whiskey in this 2023 bottle went into its barrel in 2011 or earlier. It is bottled at 45% ABV (90 proof).
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Toasted vanilla, almond, creamed corn and a light lanolin note.
- Palate: Layered and wheat-led, with gentle sweetness, honey, dried fruit and soft oak.
- Finish: Long and smooth, drying slowly to oak and cocoa.
Serving & Food
Serve at 16 to 18°C in a tulip glass. Try it with a cheese board of aged Cheddar and fig jam, or with smoked salmon on rye.
Good to Know
Who makes it? Buffalo Trace, on the Van Winkle wheated recipe.
Ice or neat? Neat, or with one large ice cube.
Product Details
| Producer | Buffalo Trace |
| Country | USA |
| Age | 12 years |
| ABV | 45% (90 proof) |
| Size | 750mL |
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About the Distillery
The Weller brand was built by the Stitzel-Weller Distilling Company in Louisville, the company Pappy Van Winkle ran. The Van Winkle family sold the company in 1972.