WLW 08 - how do you drink it

[Attila]

How do you drink WL Weller 08? I tried it straight and with 2 parts bourbon 1 part water and all I taste is fire. No resembalance to Weller Cent. or Weller Antique as far as I can tell. Just hot alcohol. I have been enjoying my ER17 straight for over a week now and dont have the same issue. Do I have an impediment?

[kickert]

To answer your first question: neat... as about a 1 oz pour.... and I sip it very slowly.

[Pappy's Friend]

I usually put one cube of ice in it and sip it slowly.

[p_elliott]

I usually drink it neat but have tried it with a splash of water.

[funknik]

To answer your first question: neat... as about a 1 oz pour.... and I sip it very slowly.

You have some of that, Dude!?!?! Nice.

[kickert]

You have some of that, Dude!?!?! Nice.

Lets just say that is how I enjoyed my first couple pours and I wouldn't want it any other way.

I don't have my own bottle... yet. But I need a good bottle to celebrate the upcoming birth of baby kickert, and this one seems perfect.

[tommyboy38]

Just tried it for the first time last week at Whiskyfest.

I had it neat and it was absolutely fabulous. It was the standout of the evening...head and shoulders above the others i tried (except for Handy).

[Klepackage]

I like my Stagg and Handy neat, but I have to cut the Weller a bit.

[gblick]

Lately I've been cutting it with Lot B, try it.

[OscarV]

How do you drink WL Weller 08? I tried it straight and with 2 parts bourbon 1 part water and all I taste is fire. No resembalance to Weller Cent. or Weller Antique as far as I can tell. Just hot alcohol. I have been enjoying my ER17 straight for over a week now and dont have the same issue. Do I have an impediment?

[chefnash51]

1 oz pour.. tiny tiny splash or neat.. small sips.. savor.

[Klepackage]

Last night, I was drinking some Weller SR. I had just cracked my first bottle of the stuff and I was really impressed. I don't know why anyone drinks MM with that stuff available.

Anyhow, when I finished my Weller SR, I poured some WLW in the glass and kept it neat. I found that the SR really opened up my palate and allowed me to taste the bourbon as it is and ignore the heat.