W.L. Weller 12 Year is a wheated Kentucky straight bourbon from Buffalo Trace Distillery, aged 12 years in American oak and bottled at 90 proof. It swaps rye for wheat in the mash bill, giving soft caramel, vanilla, honey, toasted oak and baking spice rather than the pepper and rye bite of standard bourbons. It suits drinkers who like smooth, sweet, low-rye whiskey and who want a 12-year age statement at a lower proof than barrel-strength wheated rivals. It is an allocated release, so it is hard to find on shelves, and the 700mL export bottle is the version most often sold outside the US.
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 across 901 ratings, buyers rate the whiskey highly and many are glad to find it at all given how allocated it is.
Weller 12 Year is a wheated Kentucky straight bourbon made at Buffalo Trace Distillery. The mash bill is corn-dominant and uses wheat in place of rye, which gives a softer, rounder flavor. It is aged 12 years in American oak barrels.
Tasting notes include caramel, vanilla, toasted oak, dark fruit, honey and baking spices. It is bottled at 45% ABV (90 proof). This listing is a 3 pack of 700 mL bottles, the export version of the bourbon.
