Review - Weller Special Reserve

Distillery: Buffalo Trace

Owner: Sazerac

Type: Straight Bourbon

Age: NAS

Proof/ ABV: 90 / 45%

Nose: A very pleasant sweet orange note hits you up front. This is followed by the standard Bourbon vanilla and caramel notes. Lots of sweetness in the nose here. Very inviting. 

Nose Score: 3.5 pts

Palate: A short punch of citrus note greets you up front. This transitions into sweet notes of vanilla and caramel. The sweetness is followed by baking spices ending with a slight nutty note. This has very little body in the palate. 

Palate Score: 3 pts

Finish: Short but pleasant. The sweetness from the nose and palate continues through the finish. The end of the finish leaves your mouth with a buttery texture.

Finish Score: 3 pts

Overall: I love this whisky. The sweet notes of caramel and vanilla is the backbone of this whisky. It keeps the entire experience together without making the whisky one dimensional. The balance between the sweet and spicy notes worked really well. 

Overall Score: 3.5 pts

Total Score: 13 pts

Rating: Buy and share. I buy this whisky regularly. It is a staple in my home bar because it has a decent amount of sweetness that makes it very approachable for even non-whisky drinkers. It has some depth to it that make it good as a sipping whisky and it is readily available here in my hometown of Vancouver BC, Canada at a very reasonable price. 

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