Old Weller Antique Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, part of the W. L. Weller Antique Collection, is a wheated bourbon that is bottled at 107 proof in a cask after aging for seven years at the Buffalo Trace Distillery. It has a medium-amber color and a roasted-nut and creamy vanilla scent. Wine Enthusiast referred to the full-bodied, well-balanced bourbon as a “very well-crafted whiskey”; it has notes of honeyed fruits, vanilla, and caramel that lead to a long, somewhat spicy finish.

It smells of toasted nuts and creamy vanilla, and its color is medium-amber. The full-bodied bourbon finishes lengthy and slightly peppery with flavors of caramel, vanilla, and honeyed fruits.

William Larue Weller, who served in the Louisville Brigade during the Mexican-American War, went back to his hometown Kentucky. His grandfather, Daniel Weller, bought a distillery in Nelson County in 1800. His family had contributed to the settlement of Kentucky in the late 1700s. (Daniel Weller’s estate was inventoried upon his death, and several dry kegs, two stills, one mash kettle, and three whiskey barrels were reported to be there.)

After the war, W. L. Weller returned to Kentucky and started working at his grandfather’s distillery, where he was employed by the family firm. With a great sense of business and a sharp taste, Weller created the first-ever bourbon in 1849 using wheat as the secondary grain rather than rye.

While rye is used as a supplementary grain in some bourbons, the flavor profile of Wheated bourbon with a Fullbodied (such Pappy Van Winkle and Larceny Bourbon, which finally mimicked W. L. Weller’s mashbill) is softer and more delicate. Antebellum America loved Weller’s bourbon so much that he was eventually forced to affix a green fingerprint as a certificate of authenticity to his invoices and barrels.

Wheated Bourbon is one of the quintessential American products; while it is primarily made in Kentucky, it may be manufactured anywhere in the country.

It needs to be bottled at 40% ABV or higher and manufactured with at least 51% maize. So why not give this timeless American recipe a shot?

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