William Larue Weller 1997 Fall of 2008 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 62.65% Vol. - the whiskey legend from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection and one of Worlds best Bourbon Whiskey - only 5131 Bottles!
A great uncut and unfiltered vintage 1997 over 11 years old William Larue Weller Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey at 62.65% vol. and the 4th release from the legendary Buffalo Trace Antique Collection - an absolute rarity, nowadays almost impossible to find anywhere in the world and one of the best Bourbon Whiskeys.
Born in 1825, William Larue Weller was one of the early distilling pioneers in Kentucky. After serving in the Louisville Brigade during the 1840s, William Larue Weller remained in Louisville and continued his family heritage of whiskey distilling. Mr. Weller was famous for being the firts distiller to produce Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey using wheat instead of rye in the mash bill. As the most distinguished distiller of this time, William Larue Weller spent many years educating consumers about the different styles of bourbon, and the special flavous that wheat imparted to his whiskey. The William Larue Weller line has always been a bit special among Buffalo Trace s offerings. Weller himself is often credited as the bottler who invented wheated bourbon, so it is appropriate that Weller is Buffalo Trace s signature wheated line. Add to that the notoriety Weller bourbons received last year when first Esquire and then numerous copycats declared it the accessible substitute for the elusive Pappy Van Winkle whiskeys, notoriety that caused a run on the liquor stores and a short-term shortage. If you follow that logic, that should make the Antique Collection s William Larue Weller the closest thing you can get to Pappy Van Winkle. The William Larue Weller limited edition 2008 is an extra special installment. After spending 11 years and 2 months on the 9th floor of Warehouse I, this legendary bourbon whiskey was bottled uncut and unfiltered at 125.3 proof (62.65% vol.).
A marvellous and extremely rare over 11 years old uncut and unfiltered William Larue Weller Bourbon Whiskey from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, one of the highest rated American Bourbon Whiskeys, almost ingenious and an exceptional extremely rare hand-made Bourbon Whiskey for connoisseurs, the discerning whiskey collector and lovers of exquisite old Bourbon Whiskeys!
- 2008 Gold Medal - San Francisco World Spirits Competition
- Colour: dark amber
- Typ: Straight Bourbon Whiskey - Distillery Bottling
- District: Kentucky - Frankfort
- Vintage: Spring of 1997
- Age: 11 years and 2 months
- Year bottled: Fall of 2008
- Cask Wood Type: New White Oak, #4 Char, charred for 55 seconds
- Grain: Kentucky Corn, North Dakota Malted Wheat, North Dakota Malted Barley
- Barrel size: 53 liquid gallons, 66.25 original proof gallons
- Warehouse: I / Floor: 9th
- Barrel selection: 40 hand selected barrels
- Evaporation loss: 52,05% of the original whiskey lost to evaporation
- Alcohol ABV% 62.65 - 125.3 Proof
- Bottling Series: Buffalo Trace Antique Collection - Limited Edition Release 2008
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml (consumer content 75cl / 750ml)
- not coloured / not chill filtered
- Packaging without box
- Producer/Importer: W. L. Weller and Sons, Frankfort, Kentucky / Buffalo Trace - Franklin County Frankfort, KY 40601, USA
- Country of Origin: USA - Kentucky
- limited, one of 5.131 bottles - very rare collector s whiskey!
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