William Larue Weller Bourbon 129 Proof (2025 Release)
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If there is a bottle that consistently blurs the line between power and elegance inside the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, it is William Larue Weller.
Buffalo Trace Antique Collection 2025
William Larue Weller Bourbon
Uncut, unfiltered and softer than the number suggests.
Distilled across late 2010, January 2011 and January 2013, matured for 12 years and 7 months, and bottled uncut and unfiltered in autumn 2025.
The release
The 2025 release from Buffalo Trace Distillery arrives at a commanding 129 proof, yet somehow drinks softer and silkier than the number suggests, one of the defining traits that has made WLW legendary among bourbon drinkers worldwide.
Built around Buffalo Trace's wheated mash bill using soft red winter wheat, the result is a bourbon that carries enormous texture without becoming aggressive.
Power without heat
The nose opens with deep vanilla, maple sweetness and mature oak layered alongside worn leather and soft tobacco. On the palate, rich vanilla oils and toasted oak glide across the tongue with remarkable balance, before giving way to ripe fruit, warming spice and lingering sweetness through the finish.
Despite the proof, WLW rarely drinks hot. That wheated structure softens the edges, creating a bourbon that feels dense, oily and luxurious rather than sharp or fiery. For many collectors and drinkers alike, William Larue Weller remains one of the defining annual bourbon releases in the world.
In the glass
- NoseVanilla, maple syrup, mature oak, worn leather and soft tobacco
- PalateRich vanilla sweetness layered with toasted oak, ripe fruit and silky wheated texture
- FinishLong, smooth and warming with lingering oak, vanilla and soft fruit sweetness
- CharacterDense, oily and luxurious rather than sharp or fiery
Distillery details
- DistilleryBuffalo Trace Distillery
- Distilled2010, January 2011 & January 2013
- Age at bottling12 years, 7 months
- Proof129 proof
- FiltrationNone
- Barrel entry proof114 proof
- Barrel char#4 char
- WarehousesD, Q, N, P & I
Members first
Allocated to Whisky Wayfarers members first and released behind the Wayfarers gate. Extremely limited worldwide allocation, and once this year's bottles are gone there is no second run.
