Weller Bourbon Blend

In this segment, I tried my hand at blending. During the Weller flight, I ranked Weller Aged 12 Years and Weller Full Proof lower than expected, because each one possessed a weakness, which the other one overcame. The 12 Year needed a higher proof, and the Full Proof needed more age. So, I decided to blend them half and half. I mixed 1 oz. of the 12 Year with 1 oz. of the Full Proof, to see if the blend would be the best mid-range Weller on the market. Now, proof is mathematical. When you blend equal parts of 90 proof and 114 proof, you get 102 proof. Now, aging is not mathematical. When you blend equal parts of a 12 year bourbon with what's probably a 6 to 8 year bourbon, you don't necessarily get a 9 - 10 year bourbon. However, we're going to pretend, because there's no age statement. It's probably close. Did it do the trick? Yes, indeed it did. The blend was better than either bourbon alone. The higher proof brought out more fruit and spice, cherry, orange and cinnamon. The higher age brought out more barrel notes, oak, caramel and vanilla. Indeed, it created the best mid-range Weller bourbon.