Weller Antique 107 Bourbon

$30 Honey, sweet, vanilla notes with some spices and hints of oak and floral. Like walking through a meadow during a spring morning. Same with the taste, first sip had a burn to it but let it air out a bit and it was smooth with a nice finish. Definitely worth getting a bottle but this is my least favorite Weller which is still saying a lot because I love all the Wellers.

Unfortunately, with the explosive popularity of their other line, Pappy Van Winkle, these Wellers are getting harder and harder to find (and liquor stores are taking advantage to price them at a huge premium). This bourbon has a great nose of old, leatherbound books and shoe polish, like the library of a men's club, tons of oak, caramel, and vanilla. The palate emphasizes corn and wheat sweetness, manifesting often as cherry. There's also the same strong caramel and oak notes from the nose. That being said, there aren't a lot of unexpected flavors and there is more heat than is ideal. It's also a little more watery than I expected, probably because this is a 7-year old bourbon rather than the 12-year-plus aging of its more famous siblings. Weller Antique concludes in a hot and spicy fireball, with lots of cherry. There's a hint of astringency at the end. For some reason, although Four Roses does not make a wheated bourbon, there is something in the corn flavors and oiliness of this one that reminds me a lot of Four Roses' signature flavor.