The Weller 12 year old is a wheated bourbon whiskey that is characterized by an
above-average maturation period. Wheated bourbon replaces the rye usually used
with wheat, which gives the whiskey a softer consistency and often nutty and
less acidic flavor profiles.

William Larue Weller was the first in Kentucky to use wheat instead of rye
together with corn for whiskey production. The company was founded in 1849 and
during Prohibition Weller merged with the Stitzel Distillery to form the
Stitzel-Weller Distillery. Today, Weller whiskeys are produced by the Buffalo
Trace Distillery, which also owns other major whiskey brands such as Blanton's,
Elmer T. Lee and Sazerac. Despite a sometimes complex history regarding brand
rights and company mergers, the quality and variety of bourbon whiskey has
increased in recent years.