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July 2, 2009
Kensington Wine Market
Calgary, Canada
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July 17, 2009
Kensington Wine Market
Calgary, Canada
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October 16, 2009
WhiskyFest San Francisco
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November 10, 2009
WhiskyFest New York
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April 23, 2010
WhiskyFest Chicago
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Pricing information is up-to-date at time of review but may have changed: please check local retailers.
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Our whisky reviews are written by
John Hansell
Publisher & Editor, Malt Advocate magazine |
95-100
A classic! All components are balanced appropriately, with the complexity and character expected in a classic.
90-94
Outstanding! One of the best for its style. Distinctive.
80-89
Good to very good. Plenty of character and no identifiable flaws. Worth seeking out.
70-79
Average. No unique qualities. Flaws possible.
60-69
Below average. Major flaws. Avoid.
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William Larue Weller, 62.65% Price: $65.00
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A significant improvement over the previous release in 2007, which I felt was the weakest of Buffalo Trace’s Antique Collection that year. Wheated bourbons, like William Larue Weller, lack the bold zing of rye, and therefore are vulnerable to being too tame, too easygoing, like the 2007 release. What wheated whiskeys gain in drinkability, they can lose in vibrancy and zest. The distiller might want to augment this, and a good way to do this is by increasing the oak impact (spice, resin, balancing dryness), as was done (quite masterfully, by the way) with this new expression. Sweet notes of vanilla custard, maple syrup, Demerara rum, shortbread cookie, and marzipan are balanced by raspberry jam, cinnamon, nutmeg, teaberry, and gentle oak resin that lingers on the finish. Great balance, too!
(2009 1st Quarter (Vol. 18, #1))
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William Larue Weller, 64.95% Price: $55.00
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Thick, dark, sweet notes of rummy molasses, chewy toffee, fig cake, and some teasing notes of chocolate fudge. Between these layers of sweetness emerge notes of dark berried fruit and glazed citrus. A very seductive, compelling whiskey. Liquid dessert.
(2007 1st Quarter (Vol. 16, #1))
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William Larue Weller, 58.95% Price: $55.00
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There’s no age statement, but this wheated bourbon is about 10 years old. This is the softest and gentlest of the Antique Collection. Notes of molasses, black raspberry jam, ripe blueberry, teaberry, soft fig, and cinnamon. Gently spicy, clean finish. Could this whiskey be too easy to drink?
(2008 2nd Quarter (Vol. 17, #2))
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