William Larue Weller Bourbon (Fall 2022)

I was fortunate to have a generous 2 oz pour up in Maine for $35. I saw it hiding on a restaurant shelf back in the corner and inquired on the price and goven will never own the bottle jumped on it. One of the best bourbons i have ever tasted. Very soft and none of the proof comes through. Traditional notes but much more elevated than you will find in most any other bourbons you pull off the shelf. Almost buttery or velvety on the texture which really pulls this up to a very high level. You just dont find the mouth feel and roundness in many other offerings. The bottle goes well north of $1,000 secondary … plum ridiculous, but if i ever found one at a decent price or on trade I would jump at the chance.

Smells amazing. Smooth and lives up to the hype

Tried neat with @Looneyhead our of my bottle. On the nares its earthy with notes of caramel, oak, vanilla, wheat. Vanilla and delicious on the palate I will come back to this

Rich nose, grape, char, oak, butterscotch, melon, spices, wheat, toasted coconut, caramel. Spicy and hot on the palate, sweet, with cherry, oak, barrel spices, smoky campfire wood, caramel. Spicy finish. @twostal