Description

Weller C.Y.P.B. Bourbon. W.L. Weller C.Y.P.B. joins a growing list of wheated bourbons. In recent years we have seen the W.L. Weller line expand from W.L. Weller Special Reserve, Weller Antique 107, W.L. Weller 12 Year, and the limited edition William Larue Weller (also part of the annual Buffalo Trace Antique Collection), adding W.L. Weller C.Y.P.B. in 2018, W.L. Weller Full Proof in 2019, and more recently a label approval for a potential W.L. Weller Single Barrel release.

Buffalo Trace’s Craft Your Perfect Bourbon interactive online experience credited with inspiring this bourbon is a quick, fun, and educational experience for those exploring bourbon; notably it’s still available for anyone to try. I tried it years ago, and before writing this review gave it another try. I was surprised that as I progressed through the choices, three of the four lined up with the majority – a wheated mashbill (this appears to be pretty non-specific with respect to percentages), age on the top floor of the rickhouse, for eight years, and then unlike the majority I chose a higher final bottling proof. Looking back at some of the descriptors associated with the choices, I can see how some might be more appealing than others leading many down a similar path, though I think this was in the light of explanation and not necessarily intentional.