Weller Single Barrel Bourbon

Classification: Straight Bourbon
Distillery: Buffalo Trace
Mashbill: Undisclosed (Buffalo Trace “Wheated” Mashbill – Corn, Wheat, Malted Barley)
Age: NAS
Proof: 97

If most bourbons are loud guys at the bar, this one’s the quiet dude in the corner who only stands up when absolutely necessary… and suddenly everyone’s rethinking their life choices.

Nose: Apple juice, golden raisin, corn syrup, summer fruit, fresh wheat bread, vanilla, new oak.

It opens sweet and friendly—like someone offering to buy you a drink. Fresh bread and vanilla keep things soft, while that new oak note suggests there’s a pool cue nearby just in case. Inviting. Approachable. Slightly suspicious.

Palate: Creamy vanilla comes in smooth, followed by nutmeg, dry cinnamon, white pepper, light caramel, and a flash of strawberry. Silky mouthfeel.

At first sip, it’s all charm—soft wheat sweetness and dessert vibes. Then the spice starts talking trash. Not shouting. Just enough white pepper and cinnamon to let you know this isn’t apple juice anymore.

It doesn’t throw the first punch. But it absolutely knows how to finish one.

Finish: Chewy oak, spiced dried apple, brown sugar, baking spice, lingering heat.

The oak steps forward like a bouncer who’s had enough. Cinnamon and dried apple tag-team the exit while that lingering heat sticks around like a bruise you’ll notice tomorrow morning.

Overall: Balanced, layered, and deceptively calm, Weller Single Barrel rewards anyone who manages to snag a bottle. It’s sweet, smooth, and refined… right up until it reminds you it’s still bourbon.

In bar fight terms?
Doesn’t start trouble.
Ends it.