W.L. Weller Millennium Whiskey

Produced to commemorate the millennium — W.L. Weller Millennium Whiskey from Buffalo Trace, a rare vintage wheated bourbon bottled at the turn of the year 2000. An unrepeatable historical artifact from the same wheated mashbill family as Pappy Van Winkle and William Larue Weller BTAC.

The Weller family bourbon program traces to William Larue Weller's introduction of wheat as the secondary grain in 1849 — replacing rye to produce a softer, sweeter, more caramel-forward bourbon. Buffalo Trace acquired the W.L. Weller label in 1999 and has produced the wheated mashbill bourbons — including both the Weller lineup and the Van Winkle expressions — ever since. The Millennium expression was produced specifically for the year 2000 commemoration — a special edition that marks a specific historical moment and cannot be replicated.

Vintage Buffalo Trace wheated bourbon predates the modern allocated scarcity era. In 2000, Weller products were not allocated — the Buffalo Trace wheated program had not yet achieved the demand that now makes every Weller expression difficult to source. The Millennium bottle represents the wheated mashbill at a specific moment in history: before Pappy Van Winkle became a cultural phenomenon, before WLW BTAC was released, before the allocated bourbon era began.

Specs

• Distillery: Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, Kentucky
• Style: Wheated Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Edition: Millennium — Year 2000 commemorative
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What connects W.L. Weller to Pappy Van Winkle? Both use the wheat-substituted recipe introduced in 1849. Buffalo Trace produces both the Weller lineup and Van Winkle bourbons using this wheated mashbill. The Millennium edition is from the same production program as the entire Weller and Van Winkle family.
• Why is a year-2000 bottling historically significant? The Millennium predates the allocated scarcity era for Buffalo Trace wheated bourbon. In 2000, Weller products were not allocated — the cultural demand that now makes every Weller and Van Winkle bottle difficult to source had not yet developed. This bottle was produced at the program's pre-scarcity peak.
• How old is the whiskey in this bottle? The specific age statement for the Millennium edition reflects the barrel stock available at bottling in 2000 from Buffalo Trace's wheated mashbill inventory.
• Is the Weller Millennium still available? A rare find — over 25 years from its original release.