Weller Antique 107 Bourbon

Very sweet nose, all I can pick out is brown sugar, vanilla, and corn dust, hardly any burn at all. The taste is much more full bodied than the nose, adding some barrel spice or cinnamon and maybe the tiniest hint of cherry. The finish lasts a good while even though it drinks lighter than the proof would suggest, mostly with a lingering vanilla. Returning back to the nose yields the hint of cherry from the taste. This is really good, way better than the Reserve and worth tracking down for retail. The flavors are all well rounded and approachable but a step below some of the more readily available cask strength offerings from Elijah Craig or Knob Creek.

If I could find it for retail, it would be my daily drinker. Sweet wheat taste, but long finish. If you can’t find it, try to find an old elk wheated single barrel, or even better their double wheat. That being said, weller 107 will take the cake any day

This is delicious! Carmel - butterscotch is what I’m tasting. Thanks Ty!!

Just had Old Rip Van Winkle 10 yr which is also at 107 proof, so this will be a comparison: Nose: standard wheated bourbon. Maybe a little hotter on the nose that. RVW10 Palate: basically the same as the RVW. Exactly what I expected, TBH. Smooth, oaky, wheated bourbon, but a bit hotter just because of the younger whiskey in 107. Drier than RVW Finish: Sorry to be repetitive, but they are so close. I'd pay 20-30% more for the RVW, but if you get a chance at the 107 for a decent price, do it.

Just had Old Rip Van Winkle 10 yr which is also at 107 proof, so this will be a comparison: Nose: standard wheated bourbon. Maybe a little hotter on the nose that. RVW10 Palate: basically the same as the RVW. Exactly what I expected, TBH. Smooth, oaky, wheated bourbon, but a bit hotter just because of the younger whiskey in 107. Drier than RVW Finish: Sorry to be repetitive, but they are so close. I'd pay 20-30% more for the RVW, but if you get a chance at the 107 for a decent price, do it.