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Bourbon / Kentucky straight bourbon

W.L. Weller Special Reserve

Soft caramel, honey and butterscotch with delicate wood and honeysuckle.

CaramelHoneyHoneysuckle
45%ABV
No age statementNo age statement
Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction
AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

W.L. Weller Special Reserve · reference

Maker’s Mark has a closely matched profile on the nine comparison dimensions.

SweetnessLittle sweetness → Very sweet
BodyKey differenceLight-bodied → Full-bodied
SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led
Fresh fruitLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led
Dried fruitLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led
FloralLittle blossom → Blossom-led
SpiceKey differenceGentle spice → Spice-led
OakKey differenceLittle oak → Oak-led
Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

Choose one bottle to compare · 1 selected.

Smoke × Body

Full-bodiedLight-bodied

Bottles without enough data for either visible axis are omitted.

Little smokeSmoke-led

The same bottles on your map’s two axes. Select a point to open its bottle page.

Nearby profiles from the full collection.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

MaturationNew charred oak barrels
Peat statusunpeated
Mash / grainsWheated bourbon mash; proportions not disclosed
RegionKentucky
BrandWeller
Sources, confidence & score rationale

Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

  1. [1] Buffalo Trace · Weller Special Reserve ↗ · producer

    Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Sweetness · 75
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Body · 40
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Smoke · 0
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Fresh fruit · 25
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Dried fruit · 10
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Floral · 15
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Spice · 20
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Oak · 45
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Malt / cereal · 20
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]