Buffalo Trace ran this wheated recipe — Kentucky corn, soft red winter wheat and distiller's malted barley — off the still at 130 proof and into new white oak at 114. The barrels were built by Independent Stave at 53 gallons and given a #4 char burned for 55 seconds. The batch draws on three separate fills, made in December 2010, January 2011 and January 2013, which rested on floors 3 and 4 of Warehouses D, Q, N, P and I. Fifty-five percent of the whiskey was lost to evaporation over that time. What remained went into the bottle at 129 proof with no filtration of any kind.

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What proof is the 2025 William Larue Weller?

The 2025 William Larue Weller is bottled uncut and unfiltered at 129 proof, or 64.5% ABV. Buffalo Trace filled the barrels for this release at 114 proof and the whiskey gained fifteen points of strength in the wood. The 130 figure that circulates for this bottle is a different measurement — it is the proof the spirit came off the still at, before it ever entered a barrel.

What recipe does the 2025 William Larue Weller use?

William Larue Weller is made from Buffalo Trace's wheated recipe: Kentucky corn as the large grain, soft red winter wheat in the small-grain slot where the other Antique Collection bourbons carry rye, and distiller's malted barley to finish. Buffalo Trace names all three grains on the 2025 release letter, and the wheat is what gives the label its softer frame.

How old is the 2025 William Larue Weller?

Twelve years and seven months at bottling, the figure Buffalo Trace records on the 2025 fact sheet. The covering letter describes more than fourteen years of aging because the batch spans three fills — December 2010, January 2011 and January 2013 — and a straight bourbon's age statement follows the youngest whiskey in the blend, not the oldest.

How much of the 2025 William Larue Weller was lost to evaporation?

Buffalo Trace reports 55% evaporation loss for the 2025 William Larue Weller batch, measured against the volume originally filled. The whiskey rested on floors 3 and 4 of Warehouses D, Q, N, P and I at the distillery in Franklin County, Kentucky.