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Two hosts taste and score Weller Full proof while unpacking its Buffalo Trace weeded mashbill, Pappy lineage, and why it remains so hard to find. A side-by-side of 2024 vs 2025 bottles leads to big caramel, butterscotch, and oak debates, plus “Knobs on Ice” to test dilution.

• sponsor shout and community roll call across YouTube and Facebook
• fall release season context and Ohio bourbon lottery overview
• Weller lineup and Pappy selection explained with weeded mashbill
• batch versus store pick differences at full proof
• 2024 versus 2025 bottle comparison on nose, palate and finish
• tasting notes covering caramel, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, banana and brown sugar
• tannin discussion on oak, tobacco and leather in the finish
• Barrel Bottle Breakdown scoring to 15.75 out of 18
• MSRP talk and secondary market reality
• proofing down with water and “Knobs on Ice” results
• reminder on responsible drinking and brand community

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Caramel swims into dark chocolate. Butterscotch detonates at 114 proof. That’s where our Weller Foolproof tasting takes off—one bottle from 2024, another from 2025—and the room splits over oak tannins, finish length, and whether a splash of water makes the magic or mutes it. We bring the community into the glass, reading live notes from listeners while we map out how Buffalo Trace’s weeded mashbill underpins both Weller and the Pappy Van Winkle line.

We walk through the Weller family tree—Special Reserve, Antique 107, Weller 12, Full Proof, and limited runs like CYPB—and explain how non-chill filtration and barrel entry proof shape texture and flavor. Expect a nose packed with caramel, brown sugar, wafer, and cocoa; a palate that screams Werther’s without turning flabby; and a long, assertive finish that some read as leather or tobacco and others as dark chocolate with a bitter edge. Then we test “Knobs on Ice” for a proofed-down look at how dilution shifts oak, softens heat, and tweaks balance.

Beyond tasting notes, we dig into the realities of availability. Why Weller vanishes from shelves, how lotteries and border-town stores change the game, and where MSRP actually lands when you get lucky. We close with the Old Louisville Whiskey Company’s Barrel Bottle Breakdown scoring: nose, body, taste, and finish—and Weller Foolproof walks away with 15.75 out of 18. If you’re chasing a bottle, this is the roadmap. If you’ve got one open, pour along and compare your notes with ours.

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