W.L. Weller 12 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey

A classy, luxurious and highly awarded premium bourbon from W.L. Weller. A beautiful deep bronze colour. Aromas of lanolin, almond, creamed corn and toasty vanilla. The mid-palate flavour is heavily wheated, lusciously toasty, layered and moderately sweet. Long, oaky and intensely smooth finish.

• Distillery: Sazerac Company - Buffalo Trace Distillery
• Type:  Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  
• Region: Kentucky, USA
  
• Alcohol: 45%
  
• Volume: 750ml
  
• Goes with: Neat or over ice
  

As part of the wheated bourbon family, this twelve year old W.L. Weller is aged far longer than most wheated bourbons. This offering is a smooth, easy-going and balanced bourbon with a beautiful deep bronze colour. 

W.L. Weller whiskey is named after William Larue Weller, a distiller who is credited by some as being the first to use wheat as the secondary grain in straight bourbon as opposed to the more commonly used rye. Weller Special Reserve is part of the Buffalo Trace Distillery family.

This outstanding WL Weller  Kentucky Straight Bourbon makes the best premium and hard-to-find bourbon gift that will impress. Buy here in our online liquor store and get delivered direct to your door, we deliver nationwide.

A ‘trace’ is a wide path, beaten out by herds of buffalo. These traces were followed by explorers and early settlers who travelled to the Wild West. Buffalo Trace was named for the Great Buffalo Trace which cut its course to the banks of the Kentucky River, the buffalo forded their way across the river, eventually reaching the Great Plains. The area was rife with distillation during the eighteenth century, the water was limestone rich and the locality proffered excellent cereal growing conditions.

A distillery was built in 1857 and was the first to use steam power. During the 1880s, the distillery boasted climate controlled warehouses and was also the first to ship the product down the Mississippi river. The distillery was one of but four that continued to run during US Prohibition, legally. It was granted a permit for distillation for medicinal purposes. Once Prohibition was repealed, the facilities were managed by Albert Blanton. He was committed to his art and, accordingly, produced the best product he could. Named the George T Stagg distillery until June of 1999, at which point it was renamed Buffalo Trace, the distillery produces a range of upmarket bourbons including the acclaimed Eagle Rare and Blanton’s.

Since 1990, the distillery received more awards than any other North American Distillery; notably Malt Advocate hailed it as their 2000 Distillery of the Year and in 2005 Whisky Magazine heralded it as their Distiller of the Year. Buffalo Trace is also noteworthy for marketing the first single barrel bourbon, released in memory of Albert Blanton, who produced a single barrel whiskey to enjoy with friends.

• 2024 Silver International Wine & Spirits Competition
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• 2023 Gold American Whiskey Masters
• 2023 Silver North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition
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• 2022 Double Gold Denver International Spirits Competition
• 2022 Gold International Spirits Challenge
• 2022 Gold ASCOT Awards
• 2022 Excellent / Highly Recommended (90-94 pts) Ultimate Spirits Challenge
• 2022 Taste Master American Whiskey Masters
• 2022 Silver North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition
• 2022 Gold New York World Wine & Spirits Competition
• 2022 Gold Whiskies of the World
• 2022 Silver World Whiskies Awards - Whisky Magazine
• 2022 Silver International Wine & Spirits Competition
• 2022 Platinum TAG Global Spirits Awards
• 2022 Best of Class: Wheated Bourbon San Francisco World Spirits Competition
• 2021 Silver World Whiskies Awards - Whisky Magazine
• 2021 Gold American Whiskey Masters
• 2021 Gold North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition
• 2021 Silver Whiskies of the World
• 2021 Excellent / Highly Recommended (90-94 pts) Ultimate Spirits Challenge
• 2021 Silver New York World Wine & Spirits Competition
• 2021 Gold International Spirits Challenge
• 2020 Silver World Whiskies Awards - Whisky Magazine
• 2020 Great Value; Tried & True Award Ultimate Spirits Challenge
• 2020 Silver San Francisco World Spirits Competition
• 2020 Gold American Whiskey Masters
• 2020 Double Gold North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition
• 2019 Silver New York World Wine & Spirits Competition
• 2019 Silver Denver International Spirits Competition
• 2019 Trophy Finalist; Great Value Ultimate Spirits Challenge
• 2019 Double Gold San Francisco World Spirits Competition
• 2019 Silver International Spirits Challenge
• 2019 Silver Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition
• 2019 Double Gold North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition
• 2019 Silver International Wine & Spirits Competition
• 2019 Silver American Whiskey Masters
• 2019 Gold Whiskies of the World
• 2018 Gold Denver International Spirits Competition
• 2018 Great Value Ultimate Spirits Challenge
• 2018 Very Good / Recommended (85-89 pts) Ultimate Spirits Challenge
• 2018 Double Gold San Francisco World Spirits Competition
• 2018 BEST IN SHOW; Best of Division; Best of Category Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition
• 2018 Best Straight Bourbon New York World Wine & Spirits Competition
• 2015 Silver Outstanding International Wine & Spirits Competition
• 2015 Trophy Finalist; "Great Value;" "Tried & True" Ultimate Spirits Challenge
• 2015 Gold San Francisco World Spirits Competition
• 2015 Gold Beverage Testing Institute - International Review of Spirits
• 2014 Double Gold San Francisco World Spirits Competition
• 2014 Silver Outstanding International Wine & Spirits Competition