American Bourbon and Rye

Please note that the majority of Blanton’s original single barrels do not come with bags boxes or fish net.  We cannot guarantee you will receive those with the bottle.

Uncover the exceptional quality of Blanton's Single Barrel, "the original single barrel bourbon whiskey".  A deep, satisfying nose of nutmeg and spices. Powerful dry vanilla notes in harmony with hints of honey amid strong caramel and corn. A medium finish composed of returning corn and nutmeg flavors.  

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W.L. Weller Special Reserve is the green-label introduction to Buffalo Trace Distillery's wheated Weller family — a Kentucky straight bourbon bottled at 90 proof, and quite possibly the most famous "starter bottle" in all of allocated whiskey.

Here's the open secret that built the legend: Weller is widely understood to share Buffalo Trace's wheated mash bill with the Van Winkle line. Buffalo Trace never publishes its recipes, but ask anyone who's spent a Saturday bottle-hunting — what you're holding is the same wheated DNA that goes into Pappy, just younger and considerably easier to actually pour. The name predates all of it: William Larue Weller was selling whiskey in Louisville by 1849, and the label has carried the claim of "the original wheated bourbon" for generations — lore it wears proudly, even if no one alive can notarize it. The brand later passed through Stitzel-Weller, the distillery Pappy Van Winkle himself built, before Sazerac brought it home to Buffalo Trace in 1999. Longtime fans still remember when the label wore a 7-year age statement — it quietly came off years ago, and those age-stated dusties have become minor collectibles in their own right. Exactly the kind of trivia that wins bourbon night.

In the glass, wheat does what wheat does: it softens everything. Honey and vanilla custard up front, caramel and soft cherry underneath, and a warm, gentle finish with none of rye's pepper — the profile people fall in love with first and argue about forever.

The green label is also the one that vanishes the moment it lands — and that's where we come in. Every bottle here comes from authenticated and verified sources, is packed white-glove, and in most cases ships the same day. And for the treasure hunters: Stitzel-Weller-era Weller is exactly the kind of unicorn our vintage collection exists to chase — those bottles surface when we hunt them down.

At a glance

• Distillery: Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
• Style: Wheated Kentucky Straight Bourbon (wheat replaces rye as the secondary grain)
• Age: No age statement (earlier bottlings carried a 7-year statement)
• Proof: 90 (45% ABV)
• Size: 750ml

Common questions

Is W.L. Weller the same as Pappy Van Winkle?
Same distillery and, by every credible account, the same wheated mash bill — but a different brand with far less barrel time. The Van Winkle bottlings are older and drawn from choicer barrels; Weller Special Reserve is the youngest, most attainable expression of that shared recipe, which is why the community nicknamed the Weller line "Poor Man's Pappy."

Why is Weller Special Reserve so hard to find at retail?
The Pappy connection turned an everyday wheater into an allocated one. Demand for anything wearing the Weller name now far outruns supply, and most stores receive only a handful of green-label bottles at a time — often spoken for before they reach a shelf.

What's the difference between Weller Special Reserve and Weller Antique 107?
Proof, mostly. Special Reserve is the softer 90-proof introduction; Antique 107 runs the same wheated recipe at a bigger, bolder 107. Longtime forum tradition holds that blending the two approximates a certain 15-year bottle — a recipe passed around like a secret handshake.

Is Weller Special Reserve a good gift?
One of the best entry points in bourbon gifting — recognizable enough to impress an enthusiast, gentle enough for a newcomer.

*Must be 21 to order.

Eagle Rare 10 Year is Buffalo Trace Distillery's low-rye Kentucky straight bourbon, aged at least a full decade and bottled at 90 proof — and over the last few years it has quietly become one of the most hunted "everyday" bottles in America.

Here's the part newer collectors often miss: Eagle Rare comes from Buffalo Trace's low-rye mash bill — the same recipe family behind George T. Stagg and E.H. Taylor. Buffalo Trace never publishes its mash bills, but this grouping is one of bourbon's worst-kept secrets — so what you're really holding is Buffalo Trace's juice with years of extra Kentucky warehouse time. The brand predates the modern bourbon boom by decades: master distiller Charles L. Beam launched Eagle Rare in 1975, and Sazerac brought it to what's now Buffalo Trace in 1989. Longtime fans still remember when the label read "Single Barrel" — a designation that quietly came off when a new bottling line could no longer guarantee every bottle drew from one barrel — exactly the kind of trivia that wins bourbon night.

In the glass it drinks older than its age statement: toasted oak and leather up front, then honey, orange peel, and dark chocolate, closing on a long, dry finish that rewards patience. It's the rare allocated bottle that's equally at home poured neat for a mentor or opened on a Tuesday.

Finding one is the hard part — and that's where we come in. Every bottle here comes from authenticated and verified sources, is packed white-glove, and in most cases ships the same day. No lotteries, no lists, no luck required. And if you're curious what Eagle Rare tasted like before the Buffalo Trace era, our vintage collection is the time machine — Lawrenceburg-era bottles surface there when we hunt them down.

At a glance

• Distillery: Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
• Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon (low-rye mash bill)
• Age: No less than 10 years
• Proof: 90 (45% ABV)
• Size: 750ml

Common questions

Why is Eagle Rare 10 Year so hard to find?
Demand outgrew supply. Eagle Rare became allocated as the bourbon boom collided with a fixed inventory of decade-old barrels — you can't rush ten years of aging — and most stores receive only a handful of bottles at a time.

Is Eagle Rare the same as Buffalo Trace bourbon?
Same distillery, same low-rye recipe family — but Eagle Rare is aged no less than ten years, considerably longer than the flagship Buffalo Trace, which deepens the oak, leather, and dark-sugar character.

Is Eagle Rare 10 a good gift?
One of the safest gifts in bourbon — instantly recognized by enthusiasts, approachable for newcomers.

*Must be 21 to order.

Indulge in the exquisite taste of Blanton's Gold Edition bourbon.  Developed as a bourbon for fans of exceptional smoothness and a clean finish to their whiskey Blanton's Gold Edition is chill filtered, aged in a single white oak barrel and dried for 6 months to achieve its exceptional combination of citrus, oak, dark fudge and cream notes. Never blended with other bourbon during its aging process, and periodically sampled by the Master Distiller to confirm the finest barrels, which are left to mature far longer than the average bourbon, the result is this 'super premium' whiskey with the most individual expression.

Typically a 700ml bottling, however we sometimes have the 750ml (not the release with the black bag) There is no guarantee the order will come with a box. The 700mL do not come with bags.

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Discover the unique, handcrafted taste of Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon.  An exceptional whiskey to add to your collection.

*Note* This is a 375ml size bottle as stated in the product title.   These are half the size of a “normal” Blanton's.  

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Blanton's original single barrel miniature bottle.   This is a 50ml bottle size.  Blanton's miniature bottles might have small hairline cracks in the wax.

These make the perfect tiny gift for someone!

Please see our FAQ and terms of service for further details about Blanton's known wax and possible leak issues as it relates to shipping and orders as these are known manufacturer defects and not eligible for refunds based on minor issues.

*Must be 21 to order.

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Typically a 700ml bottling - As the name suggests, Blanton’s Straight From The Barrel is an uncut, unfiltered bourbon. The recipe is the same as Blanton’s Original and Blanton’s Gold, but the proof will vary from barrel to barrel. Dark chocolate, caramel and butter, with earthy undertones of walnut and hazelnut on the nose. The palate delivers notes of warm vanilla, oak, toasted nuts and a spiciness with hints of butterscotch or honey.

Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch

As part of the wheated bourbon family, this twelve year old W.L. Weller is aged far longer than most wheated bourbons. This offering is a smooth, easy-going and balanced offering with a beautiful deep bronze color. Aromas of lanolin, almond, creamed corn and toasty vanilla. The mid-palate flavor is heavily wheated, layered and moderately sweet. Long, oaky, and intensely smooth finish.

This edition of Blanton's is produced exclusively for the Japanese export market and bottled at 80 proof. There is no official differentiation between the black and the green (Special Reserve) except from a quote by John Shutt (International Sales and Marketing Manager for Blanton’s) "The “Red” and “Black” labels were created... specifically for the Japanese market. Red 93pf and Black 80pf are the same mash bills as our other Blanton labels with one difference….there is an 8 year minimum aged barrel selected. Our other Blanton labels require a 6 year minimum. Regardless, you won’t find an age statement on any Blanton label. We bottle by taste, not age,” says Shutt. An extremely rare bottling, a must have for any Blanton's enthusiast.

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This is a variant of Blanton's (sometimes called "Blanton's Red") that is released for the Japanese market. Most Blanton's, including Blanton's Single Barrel, Gold and Straight From The Barrel are around six years old. This Blanton's, along with Blanton's Black, is around eight years old. With raisins, citrus zest and toasted oak on the nose, followed by rye, caramel, oak, and honey on the palate, this bourbon finishes with a hot, dry punch of a finish.

Please see our FAQ and terms of service for further details about Blanton's known wax and possible leak issues as it relates to shipping. These are known manufacturer defects and not eligible for refunds based on minor issues.

PRODUCER'S NOTES: "This wonderful bourbon is bottled as close to barrel proof as possible. We add just a splash of our Kentucky limestone well water when we empty the barrels for bottling. Thus, this whiskey is as smooth as any you will find. The more water you add to whiskey from its natural barrel proof to its bottle proof, the harsher it becomes. This 107 barrel proof seems to be just right."

In 1893, when he was 18 years old, Julian "Pappy" Van Winkle Sr. began working as a salesman for the liquor wholesaler, W.L. Weller & Sons. Fifteen years later, he and another Weller salesman bought the firm. In 1910 they acquired the A. Ph. Stitzel Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky, which had started as a sour mash whiskey distillery in 1872.

The Stitzel Distillery supplied much of the whiskey sold by the Weller wholesale firm. The consolidation coincided with prohibition, during which time the Stitzel-Weller firm was licensed by the government to produce whiskey for medicinal purposes. One of their labels that was introduced on the market just before prohibition was Old Rip Van Winkle. After prohibition, the brand was not reintroduced until after 1972 when the Stitzel-Weller distillery and its current brand names (including W. L. Weller, Old Fitzgerald, Rebel Yell, and Cabin Still) were sold to other companies.The only brand name the Van Winkle family had kept the rights to was the pre-prohibition brand Old Rip Van Winkle.

The Stitzel-Weller Distillery was opened on the day of the Kentucky Derby in 1935, just outside Louisville in Shively, Kentucky. At the time of his death in 1965 at the age of 89, Pappy Van Winkle was the oldest active distiller in the nation. A photo of him lighting a cigar graces the bottle's label.

Sometime after the Stitzel-Weller distillery was sold in 1972, Julian Van Winkle, Jr. resurrected the pre-prohibition Old Rip Van Winkle brand and initially used old whiskey stocks from the distillery for its bottlings. Julian Jr. died in 1981 and Julian Van Winkle, III (Pappy's grandson) took over the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery company.

After the initial sale in 1972, the Stitzel-Weller distillery was eventually closed completely in 1991.

Since 2002, the Van Winkle brands have been distilled and bottled by the Sazerac Company at the Buffalo Trace Distillery as a joint venture with the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery company.

In 2013, Julian Preston Van Winkle III, said the 2013 bottlings of the 23-year brand expression "may be the last of its kind", since at that point there was very little left of the aging stock from the Stitzel-Weller distillery (although he said the brand would not be discontinued). The makers say that they do not want to boost production, as there is considerable long-term risk, and they do not want to be left holding copious quantities of unsaleable bourbon should tastes, fashions or circumstances change.

Van Winkle Special Reserve "Lot B" is the 12-year expression of the Van Winkle family's wheated bourbon — bottled at Buffalo Trace, the family's partner distillery since 2002, at 90.4 proof, and released in tiny annual allocations that never come close to demand.

The name is one of bourbon's better stories. As Julian Van Winkle III tells it, back in his Old Commonwealth days he split his 12-year barrels into two lots: Lot A was small and vanished almost immediately; Lot B was larger and took years to sell through. By the time the next batch was ready, customers were asking for "Lot B" by name — so it stayed on the label. Three decades later, the plain label and wine-shaped bottle are unmistakable on any shelf lucky enough to hold one.

Like every Van Winkle bourbon, Lot B is wheated — wheat takes the place of rye in the mash bill, trading spice for softness. Twelve years in the barrel turns that softness into something deeper: caramel and ripe stone fruit up front, honeyed oak and baking spice underneath, and a finish so gentle you understand why wheated bourbon inspires this much devotion. Within the family lineup it sits between Old Rip Van Winkle 10 and the Family Reserve bottlings that made "Pappy" a household name — old enough to show real maturity, restrained enough at 90.4 proof to pour generously. Ask around: plenty of longtime collectors will tell you, quietly, that Lot B is the one they actually drink.

A word on trust, because with Van Winkle it matters: counterfeits are a genuine problem in this category, and it's why every Van Winkle bottle we offer comes from authenticated and verified sources. White-glove packing and, in most cases, same-day shipping come standard. Buying it as a gift? This listing is the bottle on its own — the same bourbon is also available in our Van Winkle gift sets, built for exactly that occasion. And for the collectors — we hunt down vintage, laser-code-dated Lot B releases, the kind of bottles you otherwise only see in someone else's trophy cabinet.

At a glance

• Producer: Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery
• Bottled at: Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky (the family's home since 2002)
• Style: Wheated Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Age: 12 years
• Proof: 90.4 (45.2% ABV)
• Size: 750ml

Common questions

Is Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot B the same as Pappy Van Winkle?
Same family, same wheated recipe, different tier. "Pappy Van Winkle" formally refers to the Family Reserve bottlings (15, 20, and 23 year); Lot B is the 12-year Special Reserve just below them — which is why enthusiasts often call it "Baby Pappy."

What does "Lot B" mean?
The story goes back to the early 1990s: Julian Van Winkle III split his 12-year barrels into two lots. Lot A sold out fast; Lot B lingered long enough that customers learned to ask for it by name, and the name never left the label.

Is Lot B a wheated bourbon?
Yes — wheat replaces rye as the secondary grain, the signature of every Van Winkle bourbon. The result is a softer, sweeter, rounder profile than traditional rye-recipe bourbons.

Why is Van Winkle Lot B so hard to find?
It's released in very limited annual allocations, and the share reaching any single store is tiny. Most bottles never reach an open shelf — which is exactly the problem a concierge exists to solve.

*Must be 21 to order.

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Commonly known as "Blanton's green label" the special reserve is produced exclusively for export markets.

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Named after Master Distiller Emeritus Elmer T. Lee, this whiskey is hand selected and bottled to the taste and standards which were set forth by Elmer T. Lee himself. The nose brings notes of clove, vanilla, and old leather. The flavor balances fruit, honey and vanilla with a light spiciness. A long and warm finish.

Weller Full Proof Bourbon is a wheated bourbon distilled at the Buffalo Trace Distillery. Bottled at 114 proof, this is the same proof as when the spirit entered the barrel for maturation. The Kentucky straight bourbon is bottled without chill filtration. Baked apples and vanilla are showcased on the nose, along with fiery cinnamon. The palate offers vanilla bean, baking spices, sour cherries, and cassia bark. The finish turns to the drier and more medicinal side, with spearmint, tannic oak, leather, and milk chocolate truffles. Quite sippable despite the high proof, with a pleasantly lengthy finish.

Some pretty spicy notes, rich with oak on the nose, it's cooled down with fruity figs and plums. Sweet and buttery on the palate, with a surprising hint of orange peel. Some tobacco smokiness follows. The finish is very long indeed, the tobacco notes in full effect.