Weller Special Reserve

Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Distillery Bottling 750ml / 45% /90 Proof

The splendid Weller Special Reserve Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey is made by Buffalo Trace using a wheated bourbon recipe, wherein wheat rather than rye is the secondary grain in the mashbill.

The wheated style of bourbon is believed to have been created in 1849 by William Larue Weller, though today the most famous example of wheated bourbon is the Van Winkle brand, which nowadays is made at Buffalo Trace as well. The first Van Winkle and Weller wheated bourbons were both originally made at the legendary Stitzel-Weller distillery under Pappy Van Winkle who championed and popularised this style.

Wheated bourbons tend to be softer and less spicy than rye whiskeys and standard bourbons with a higher rye percentage. Weller Special Reserve is a benchmark wheated bourbon bottled at a hearty 90 US proof / 45% and is a great introduction to this style of American whiskey.

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