William Larue Weller Bourbon (Fall 2017)

Mooched a dram from a friend at a recent birthday gathering. This goes down pretty easy for such a high proof. Interesting in that there is a sweet and salty element to every sip. This sensation reminded me a really well balanced chocolate covered pretzel. Highly reccomend if you can steal a sip off a friend but not sure I would pay a premium over something like a stagg jr. At the end of the day this is still a wheated bourbon. 4/5

The nose is light, and doesn't betray the elevated proof. I smell cola, vanilla, and a little medicine, with oak lurking in the background. With water I also get candy, yeast, and maple syrup. The finish goes on forever. I prefer the 2017 Stagg flavor profile, but this has great complexity.

Sweet toffee and burnt caramel aroma, lovely mouthfeel - a bit coating even, incredibly rich, raw cherries + vanilla flavor. Smooth and pleasant warmth on the way down. Absolutely world class.

9.5/10. Outstanding. Similar to the Pappy 15/23, but with much more kick.

Excellent whiskey. Well worth the MSRP, but would never pay the secondary market price. Tastes pretty close to Weller 12.

Cherry. Dark chocolate. Thick, sugar, syrup. More cherry.