It’s the great equalizer that forces you to use your eyes, nose and palette to be the judge. Limited allocations are also part of the problem. Weller Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Aged 12 Years, Anti-Fraud Notice: Upon … Oh, the hype of a limited release. Really a pretty productive trip. I guess it's just another in the long list of reasons why Houston is very rapidly becoming over crowded. I get sugar covered baked cherry pie, pastry crust in particular a little like the crust you get on a McDonald’s apple pie (sorry to lower the tone but that’s what it reminds me of!). Is this the bourbon version of trickle down economics? Jim Beam has one under construction that will hold 100,000 barrels, compared to the normal 20,000. Beam Suntory to pay $19.6m penalty in bribery case, Rosebank 30-year-old marks new chapter for distillery, Glasgow Whisky releases 30-year-old Macallan, The challenges facing American whiskey investments. Weller Special Reserve and Old Weller Antique have become extremely hard to find and sought after. Michter’s 10 year comes in at #5 on our list of overrated whiskeys. https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/FullSizeRender-2-e1505687597403.jpg, https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Screen-Shot-2017-09-10-at-1.20.51-PM.png, All of these Bourbons are Better than Pappy Van Winkle, https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2082-e1503540307323.jpg, https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_1755-3-e1502550293842.jpg, Knob Creek 25th Anniversary vs Knob Creek Private Barrels, https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_0666-e1502069721702.jpg, https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/four-grain-e1502069788982.jpg, https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-04-at-4.09.58-PM-e1502069823545.png, https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/FullSizeRender-e1502069979717.jpg, https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CognacCaskFinishedBelleMeadeBourbon-e1502069991407.jpeg, https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ehtaylorseasoned-wood--e1502069997914.jpg, https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/99A65AEF-0DF0-4D79-B6C6-9DBA91F91121-e1502070014138.jpg, https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/jhenrybourbon-e1502070120819.jpg, J. Henry & Sons Wisconsin Straight Bourbon: Patton Road Reserve, Cask Strength, Yellowstone Limited Edition Charred Wine Casks.
Now, this was a shop that I grabbed a few WLW12’s over the summer for $40.00 Each (not great, but compared to most of the jokers in the region – that’s 1/2 price). “People are hearing Weller is the poor man's Pappy and … it sells quickly. Can’t wait to se what gouges for WLW12 this year!! Ive always enjoyed the Weller SR which was readily available in north florida up until about 3 months ago – now you hardly see it. The distillery has since increased production and plans to increase both distillation and maturation capacity. So I picked up another bottle of Weller 12 and put it through my patented initiation procedure, “Born in 1825, William Larue Weller was one of the early whiskey pioneers in Kentucky. I’ve been looking. Inside the city shelves get cleared. Cookies help us deliver our Services. We didn’t dislike EHT 4G, but we didn’t exactly love it either. }); Terms & conditions | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | Please drink responsibly | Log in amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; I find all of this highly frustrating. Stagg Jr. is a hard pass for us. If you want a solid 10-year bourbon, try Henry McKenna 10 Year Bottled in Bond for a third of the cost. So I was at the Spec's on Smith St. today in Houston. Not sure why it’s so underwhelming compared to the 107 and 12 year. Weller 12-Year-Old, W.L. Im thinking maybe that a new bottle of the wheated stuff will grace us this fall in the BTAC collection…like Blake said, maybe a “William Larue Weller, jr.”….ha! 27 comments. Weller 12 year Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey - 750ml. I figured fine I’ll run there at lunch and pick up a bottle for myself. var now = Date.now() 03606414 | Wigglesworth House, Fourth Floor, 69 Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 9HH, UK. i know that a local shop traded two Barrel Selections from BT for a single barrel of OWA. Or the fact that its barrel proof? Since the Kentucky distillery released a statement in 2013. plans to increase both distillation and maturation capacity. I have many bottles of them in my cabinet, and after reading this article yesterday, went out and bought 2 of 3 (left one on the shelf) of the “Old Weller Antique”…the store also had 3, 1.75Lbottles of the “Weller Special Reserve” going for $52.99 each….didn’t pick any of those up, as I’m pretty much stocked up with those. Receipt of Weller Antique & Weller 12 hasn’t been acknowledged to me in over 4 Months! This means that you are paying for ra. Some bitter chocolate but more like bitter milk than dark chocolate. Sort by. In Kentucky, just one construction company is certified to build whiskey warehouses. Vendome Copper, which builds nearly all the whiskey stills in America, has a year-long backlog. share. In my mind, Weller will always be a $30 bottle. I know this store and that is a store pick which I have seen start with the weller special reserve in 2015. Experienced copper welders are in short supply. A year and a half ago I wrote a post about Weller Antique and Special Reserve being the “available” wheated bourbon option. W.L. How is this possible (I suppose I'm asking an ELI5) when apparently its available by the truckload in TX and other places all over the US? 12 Year Single Barrel Bourbon Review - New Riff Distilling, https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Redwood-Empire-American-Whiskey--e1526053262731.jpg, https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Nelson’s-First-108-Tennessee-Whiskey-e1525367202883.jpeg, Nelson’s First 108 Tennessee Whiskey Review, https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Binny’s-Knob-Creek-Rye-Review-e1524678545308.jpg, Binny's Knob Creek Rye vs. Standard Knob Creek Rye, https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Tokki-Soju-1-e1523986560482.jpg, https://bourbonsippers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Murray_Hill_Club_Special_Release-e1518737872294.jpeg, Jos.
Retailers tell stories of guys cleaning them out as soon as a Weller bottle hit the shelf. You had to know we would include a Van Winkle on the list. I believe I heard that here with this interview of Mark Brown CEO of Buffalo Trace. Close. The W12 has been missing in action for a while.
I LOVE the ENTIRE “Weller line”!
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Just wait it out, find the occasional bottle of elmer or weller when it pops up. Take a look at search volume for the two brands: This isn’t a bad thing. We can’t tell you how many times we have heard store owners tell us that Stagg Jr. “flies” off the shelves. Meanwhile ultra-premium brands drew new fans. $28 1.75L. Of course, every other subsequent time I’ve seen it for sale it’s been for around $100… crazy! Both remain bottles has mysteriously vanished – and no customer had visited the counter! What I know (and Buffalo Trace) is that folks *LOVE* them some Weller 12 and will pay BIG bucks and jump through hoops and hurdles to get some of it! 1 shop had the following… OWA107 — 750ml = $38.99.