Wheat has always been the quiet hand of the American whiskey world. While rye gets credit for pepper fire and corn for toffee and vanilla sweetness, wheat does something both more subtle and more seductive: it softens. It rounds. It lets the barrel speak, and echoes its tone. And after centuries of playing second fiddle, it’s finally getting its chance at the top of the marquee. The story starts early. William Larue Weller swapped wheat for rye …
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