Weller 12 vs Knob Creek 12 goes head-to-head in this controversial bourbon showdown. A wheated unicorn battles an oak-forward powerhouse as we break down flavor, value, availability, and which 12-year bourbon actually deserves your money.

In this blind bourbon showdown, Tortured Bourbon takes on four wheated bourbons—Old Elk, Buffalo Trace Kosher Wheat Recipe, Redwood Empire Screaming Titan, and Spirits of French Lick. With wheat instead of rye, these pours promise softer, sweeter flavors. But when Heather and B don’t know what they’re drinking, who wins the wheated bourbon crown?

Weller Bourbon and Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon share the same Buffalo Trace wheated bourbon mash bill, but are they really the same? Explore the truth behind allocated Kentucky bourbon, the “poor man’s Pappy” myth, and why these bottles remain the most hunted in the bourbon world.