Weller Special Reserve is the front door to Buffalo Trace’s wheated bourbon lineup, built on the same wheated recipe family as Pappy Van Winkle. Wheat takes the place of rye in the grain bill, which is why this 90-proof Kentucky straight bourbon drinks so gently: caramel on the nose, honey and butterscotch through the middle, and a soft honeysuckle finish. The name honors William Larue Weller, the nineteenth-century distiller credited with first selling wheated bourbon. Green-label Special Reserve carries an everyday price but rarely sits on shelves long – an allocation staple. Pour it neat as an easy evening sipper, or use it to build the softest old fashioned in the house.