The Story
129 proof. 2025. William Larue Weller — the 2025 release of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection's wheated bourbon expression, the only wheated mash bill in the BTAC lineup and a direct ancestral connection to the Weller wheated bourbon tradition.
William Larue Weller is the BTAC expression with the most direct lineage to the wheated bourbon philosophy — the same grain bill that runs through Old Weller Antique, W.L. Weller 12, and up to the Pappy Van Winkle expressions that share the Wheeler/Weller mash bill. At cask strength and unfiltered, WLW presents that wheated character at its most concentrated: soft wheat sweetness and vanilla without the rye spice of GTS or THH, but with the full-proof intensity that the BTAC format demands.
At 129 proof, the 2025 vintage is in the moderate range of the WLW proof history — below the highest expressions in the vertical but delivering the classic WLW balance of approachability within BTAC cask strength territory.
Tasting Notes
- Nose: Vanilla, butterscotch, soft wheat, honey, light floral
- Palate: Caramel, brown sugar, baking spice, dried fruit, toasted oak
- Finish: Long, warm, sweet and spicy with lingering vanilla
Specs
- Distillery: Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, Kentucky
- Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Wheated, Uncut, Unfiltered
- Series: Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC)
- Proof: 129 (64.5% ABV)
- Vintage: 2025
- Size: 750ml
Explore the full William Larue Weller vertical at Wooden Cork.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What makes WLW different from the other BTAC expressions? WLW is the only wheated mash bill in the BTAC lineup — replacing rye with wheat as the secondary grain, producing softer vanilla and caramel character versus the rye spice of GTS, THH, and Sazerac 18.
Description
129 proof. 2025. William Larue Weller — the 2025 release of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection's wheated bourbon expression, the only wheated mash bill in the BTAC lineup and a direct ancestral connection to the Weller wheated bourbon tradition.
William Larue Weller is the BTAC expression with the most direct lineage to the wheated bourbon philosophy — the same grain bill that runs through Old Weller Antique, W.L. Weller 12, and up to the Pappy Van Winkle expressions that share the Wheeler/Weller mash bill. At cask strength and unfiltered, WLW presents that wheated character at its most concentrated: soft wheat sweetness and vanilla without the rye spice of GTS or THH, but with the full-proof intensity that the BTAC format demands.
At 129 proof, the 2025 vintage is in the moderate range of the WLW proof history — below the highest expressions in the vertical but delivering the classic WLW balance of approachability within BTAC cask strength territory.
Tasting Notes
- Nose: Vanilla, butterscotch, soft wheat, honey, light floral
- Palate: Caramel, brown sugar, baking spice, dried fruit, toasted oak
- Finish: Long, warm, sweet and spicy with lingering vanilla
Specs
- Distillery: Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, Kentucky
- Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Wheated, Uncut, Unfiltered
- Series: Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC)
- Proof: 129 (64.5% ABV)
- Vintage: 2025
- Size: 750ml
Explore the full William Larue Weller vertical at Wooden Cork.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What makes WLW different from the other BTAC expressions? WLW is the only wheated mash bill in the BTAC lineup — replacing rye with wheat as the secondary grain, producing softer vanilla and caramel character versus the rye spice of GTS, THH, and Sazerac 18.
