Now let’s look at William Larue Weller
Some things I see:
- Of course the first few years are unique with the 19 year 90 proof product
- 2006 has always been a discussion point as some feel like it might be SW juice. I myself have been lucky enough to have had a bottle of the 2006, and while it was very good I’m not sure if it is really SW or not? The dates do show that it could theoretically be SW however.
- Just like many other BTAC releases, warehouse “I” becomes a favorite over the last 10 years.
- Due to it’s “lower” age, many of the barrels come from middle floors unlike the ER, Stagg, and Sazerac barrels which tend to be lower floors.
“Phases”
- 2000-2002: This one is easy as this is the 90 proof era.
- 2005-2014: Weller is back and this time it is cask strength! Despite the open speculation about the 2006 release, the rest of the years tend to share the very common traits of low-ish barrel count, evap around the mid 50% range, and warehouse floor choice in the mid to high range.
- 2015-2017: Barrel count is up! Weller starts to get much larger releases and starts to get pulled from more warehouses and more floors.
Notes for 2017:
- Just like Stagg, barrel count is WAY up in 2017 for WLW. With a low evap rate and high barrel count this will be by far the biggest release of WLW ever.
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