Weller 12

Joined Aug 2003
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San Antonio, Texas
 
  • I know Weller 19 year old is a thing of the past, but is Weller 12 going/gone too? I've been trying for about 3 weeks to find some locally to no avail.
 
It is. All the old whiskey with the Van Winkle and Weller name is either changing over to new batches, or disappearing and being replaced by new names. Not that much old whiskey around anymore, corporate buyouts, distilleries are having to come up with new formulas to feed old labels or just come up with new formulas and replace old labels. That's what's happened to, and still happening with any familiar old Weller/Van Winkle whiskey, lots of other old familiars too.

Look at the guy here who ordered the Evan Williams 1783 10 year old bourbon, I believe partially from reading my review, and got stuck with Evan Williams 1783, Old No. 10, which turned out to be nine years old, and probably a lot different from the bottle in my cabinet right now. It's happening all over the place.
 
Others have reported experiencing shelf gaps of Weller 12 year old.

I don't know for sure, but don't believe production has ceased. While the Van Winkle's Stitzel-Weller wheat whiskey in that age range has completely run dry, W.L. Weller's line has been made with wheat formula whiskey produced at Buffalo Trace's distillery for quite a few years, now.

In the past Van Winkle and Weller were the same whiskey bottled to match different profiles or as some might conclude - different quality levels. That hasn't been the case (same whiskey source) for several years and counting.

If I had to guess, maybe the Antique Collection's William Larue Weller is (at least minimally) cutting into how much WL Weller standard product & supply is available & bottled. :?:
 
 

  • As I stated in another post, Weller 19 is a thing of the past. Weller 12 consists of only 100 barrels per year. The 12 is once again available but remember, it's a short run so stock up now.