William Larue Weller is built on Buffalo Trace's wheated recipe, in which wheat takes the place of rye as the secondary grain alongside corn and malted barley. The 2012 release was distilled in the spring of 2000, came off the still at 130 proof, and was filled into new white oak barrels with a #4 char at a barrel entry proof of 114. Those barrels rested for 12 years and 4 months before being married and bottled uncut and unfiltered at 123.4 proof for the fall 2012 Antique Collection.

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What proof is the 2012 William Larue Weller?

The 2012 William Larue Weller was bottled at 123.4 proof (61.7% ABV), uncut and unfiltered. That made it the lowest-proof bottling under the William Larue Weller label since the 2007 release (which was 117.9 proof).

Why is the 2012 William Larue Weller lower proof than other releases?

The 2012 William Larue Weller reached 123.4 proof after twelve years and four months in barrel. Because Buffalo Trace bottles William Larue Weller at natural barrel strength with no added water or filtration, the bottling proof varies each year depending on how the barrels aged in the rickhouses.

How old is the 2012 William Larue Weller?

The 2012 William Larue Weller was bottled at twelve years and four months of age. Buffalo Trace distilled the wheated bourbon in the spring of 2000 and released it in the fall 2012 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.