Weller C.Y.P.B. Wheated Bourbon is a limited edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey created directly from consumer input. This unique expression represents the collective preference from Buffalo Trace Distillery's "Craft Your Perfect Bourbon" initiative, featuring a wheated mashbill aged for 8 years and bottled at 95 proof.
Launched in 2015, the "Craft Your Perfect Bourbon" website invited enthusiasts to design their ideal bourbon. Over 100,000 participants contributed, with a significant majority favoring a wheated bourbon, aged for eight years on the highest warehouse floors, and bottled between 90-99 proof. This preference echoes the original path set by William Larue Weller. Responding to this clear consensus, Buffalo Trace Distillery, which was founded on a site with distilling history dating back to 1775, crafted the Weller C.Y.P.B. It marked the first new Weller product introduced after the brand's acquisition by Sazerac (Buffalo Trace's parent company). The resulting whiskey embodies the specifications chosen by fans, offering an 8-year-old wheated bourbon matured in the upper warehouse sections and precisely bottled at 95 proof.
This Weller C.Y.P.B. is offered as a limited edition release.
- Origin: Kentucky, USA
- Distillery: Buffalo Trace
- Age: 8 Years
- Proof: 95 Proof
- Mashbill: Wheated Bourbon
- Availability: Limited Edition
Tasting Notes
The first sip has a thin to medium viscosity. Baking spices, oak, and vanilla are most prominent. The second sip begins with a big caramel note which gives way to black cherry, oak, and vanilla. The Third sip is a heightened combination of the tasting notes listed above, however; a slight bitterness is present.
The nose is sweet and spicy. Rich caramel and dark fruit notes are accompanied by oak and vanilla. The spirit is slightly astringent. After some time in the glass a faint black pepper note begins to appear.
The finish is medium in length a pleasant. Rich dark fruit is initially present. This gives way to oak and vanilla. Faint notes of clove and baking spice begin to creep in as the finish begins to fade.