I got lucky at a Moonshine raffle event a while back and won one of their Weller Full Proof picks from the 1st barrel. Unfortunately I struck out on the raffle for the second barrel so my dreams of doing a side by side review have been dashed. That coupled with the perilously low level of this bottle mean it’s finally time to write a review and then kill it!
Weller Full Proof Moonshine Single Barrel Select
Age: NAS - I believe this one is right around 8
Proof: 114
Neat
Nose: Potent nose with spice, oak and cinnamon balanced by sweet vanilla.
Taste: Cinnamon candy, baking spices, butterscotch and a bit of cherry. Great mouthfeel!
Finish: Long, warm finish with fading butterscotch then lingering oak and cinnamon.
Conclusion
First off this is a great bottle of whiskey and I am very thankful to have gotten a bottle. It’s a little on the spicy side which isn’t bad but it’s not my favorite Weller profile as I am looking for something sweeter from a wheater. If I was going to single in on a Weller Full Proof pick to hunt down there are probably picks I’d place above this on that list (such as the second Moonshine Weller Full Proof!). On the other hand I would happily buy another one of these or enter a raffle for one.
Again, this was a great bottle and I liked it quite a bit the Weller Full Proof pick world just has a lot of tough competition :)
2 Stars - Very good whiskey: I would want to have a bottle
TL;DR: Another great Moonshine pick but not my favorite Weller pick they’ve done
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