William Larue Weller 2008 Limited Edition Barrel Proof 12 yo

 

 

 

67,25°

Distillery : Buffalo Trace - Kentucky

New Charred White American Oak Barrels 

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Wheated Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Bottled in 2020

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

One of the oldest and most productive distilleries on the American continent, Buffalo Trace, has an impressive number of brands. Every year since 2000, the most prestigious ones have been the subject of a special release. This is the BTAC, the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. William Larue Weller is part of this illustrious collection, it was excluded from it only in 2004. This brand is special because it produces a Bourbon marked by wheat, one of the three cereals used to make the product (corn, wheat, malted barley). The bottlings reserved for the BTAC are Full Barrel Proof, Uncut & Unfiltered, that is to say the liquid is unchanged after distillation. Thanks to the product roadmap, I know which barrels have been used, how long they have been charred (55 seconds), and in which warehouses they have stayed (I & C). 73% of the original liquid having been evaporated, it must not remain enough to make many bottles, however I do not know the exact number.

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

On the nose, I find more corn than wheat, with a nice drop of molasses that mingles with melting caramel, milk chocolate, crispy cereals and a noble and elegant woodiness. Hot chestnuts, acacia honey, pine needles. On the palate, the wood becomes prominent, with prune, grains of rye, cooked apples. Various spices, from paprika to nutmeg, through pepper and cinnamon. The finish is long, violent but well integrated, undergrowth, heather, bay leaf, caramel and resin. Eucalyptus.

 

In Short, 

A product of great refinement, and a magnificent length in mouth. A delight for the taste buds. It seems that the release price is extremely interesting (99 dollars), on the other hand, it is sold out within a fraction of second, and the second market is relentless. Now is the time to resell your cryptocurrency.

Score : 91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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