William Larue Weller 2025 129 Proof

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

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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.