W.L. Weller 12 Tasting Notes and Ratings.

W.L. Weller 12

Added on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 10:26 PM

Bottler:

Buffalo Trace

Age:	12 yrs	Type:	American
Vintage:	N/A	Subtype:	Bourbon
ABV:	45.00 %	Region:	Kentucky
Price:	$25	Availability:	Better Stores

Member Ratings and Notes

Sku

N: Buttered toast, vanilla and toffee (the kind with a chocolate and nut coating) followed by savory, wheated bourbon notes.
P: A bit hot for its abv with some fumey tastes, then citric acid, lemonheads and a yeasty finish.

Not my favorite of the Weller line, but decent enough.

Adam

Nose of paint, toffee, and vanilla. Palate is rather dry for a bourbon, and somehow "richer" without being at all complex. There's a little spice, and a little something synthetic-tasting that I can't quite put a finger on... synthetic in a good way. All the flavors here are very slight, and continue in the lengthy, hot finish.

Tim

[ca. 2008 bottling]

N: Caramel, a touch of black pepper and some orange; some wood influence, a light touch of black cherry and vanilla. Faintly musty (think "old wood-paneled study") but it works.

P: Creamy and rich, a little maple syrup, vanilla, some cinnamon heat, some toffee. Gains heat but isn't overbearing. A little bit of wood.

F: Starts warm; a touch of black tea and then vanilla and black cherry lead. Dries a bit and goes first to orange but then back to black cherry with wood emerging late.

Nice. Not too young, good rich body and a nciely balanced (though not "challenging") palate and finish. Again, intensely drinkable.

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