Reverend357
Reviewed
May 24, 2020 (edited November 22, 2020)
Weller 12. One of the most overhyped bourbons in my opinion. Considering the scotches I could get for the price of one of these, I am not impressed. Gave it a few tastings before writing this, and it did somewhat improve my opinion of it, but still, not worth it.
Nose is slightly overripe apples, some vanilla, and the smell when you open the oven and the first waft of fresh baked cake comes out. That's what I get here. Not bad, but can be had for a lot less.
Taste is somewhat vanilla, with apple pie, a few spices in there and some cinnamon. Reminds me a whole lot of Maker's Mark if I am totally honest here, and that one fell out of favor for me a while ago. I still like it, but it's not my go to at the moment.
Aftertaste is some mellow cinnamon and warmth. Decent.
Overall, it is not a bad bourbon, at all. What hurts it most is the hype and the resulting inflated price. If this would be a 50€ bottle, I'd be ok with it, but not for 90.
90.0
EUR
per
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