Antique 107 is distilled and matured at Buffalo Trace in Frankfort, Kentucky, from the wheated recipe that gives the Weller line its name — wheat rather than rye alongside corn and malted barley, which softens the spice and lets caramel and fruit lead. Buffalo Trace does not publish the proportions, and this page does not estimate them. The brand traces to William Larue Weller, who founded his wholesale whiskey house in 1849 and championed wheat as the secondary grain at a time when rye was standard; the company passed to Julian Van Winkle and a partner in 1908 and later merged into Stitzel-Weller, before the label eventually came to Sazerac and production settled at Buffalo Trace. The 107-proof bottling point is the constant across all of that: it is what the expression is named for, and it has not moved even as the age statement came off the label.

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What proof is W.L. Weller Antique 107?

W.L. Weller Antique 107 is bottled at 107 proof, or 53.5% ABV, in a 750 mL bottle. The proof is what the expression is named for and it has not changed, which makes it the constant to read the rest of the Weller range against.

Does W.L. Weller Antique 107 have an age statement?

Not on the current label. The bottle was sold as Old Weller Antique with a seven-year age statement, and Buffalo Trace dropped both the word "Old" and the age during the 2010s. Buffalo Trace has published no age for the modern release, so any figure quoted for it is an estimate rather than a disclosure.

Is W.L. Weller Antique 107 the same as Pappy Van Winkle?

They are not the same bourbon, and Buffalo Trace has not said the recipes are identical. What is on the record: both are made at Buffalo Trace, both are wheated, and the distillery does not disclose either mash bill. The Van Winkle bottlings carry older age statements and are drawn from selected barrels. The widely repeated claim that the two share one recipe is a report rather than a distillery statement.