Aged for 4 years. Taste: Taste: Aromas of candied peanut, toasted coconut, and chocolate-covered wafer precede a sweet, silky palate of caramel, orange peel, cherry, and amaretto cookie with a peppery finish of arugula and charred oak.
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Spirit Type: Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Producer: Willett Distillery
Base Material: A blend of two mash bills: 72% corn, 13% rye, and 15% malted barley (85%) and 79% corn, 7% rye, 14% malted barley (15%)
Aged: 4 years in oak
Where: Bardstown, Kentucky
Country: USA
Taste: Aromas of candied peanut, toasted coconut, and chocolate-covered wafer precede a sweet, silky palate of caramel, orange peel, cherry, and amaretto cookie with a peppery finish of arugula and charred oak.
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About the Whiskey: Straight bourbon whiskey produced by Willett Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. A blend of two mash bills: 72% corn, 13% rye, and 15% malted barley (85%) and 79% corn, 7% rye, 14% malted barley (15%). Produced with limestone-filtered, spring-fed water from a pond on the distillery estate. Sour mash fermented in stainless steel for approximately 3–5 days using a proprietary yeast strain. Twice distilled using an unspecified combination of Willett’s 3 stills: a column still made of copper and stainless steel, a copper doubler original to the distillery, and a Vendome copper pot still modeled after Willett’s original, patented pot still. Mash bills are aged separately for a minimum of 4 years in new, char #4 American oak barrels from Independent Stave Company’s Kentucky cooperage and blended after maturity; non-age statement. 45% ABV. One of the offerings in Willett’s Small Batch Boutique Bourbon Collection, Kentucky Vintage combines Willet’s original 72% corn mash bill with a second mash bill that ramps up the corn component to 79%. These recipes combine with an accessible ABV to create a classic bourbon profile that highlights just the right amount of nuttiness and char.
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About the Producer: The Willett family distilling legacy began in Kentucky shortly after the Civil War. John David Willett was the Master Distiller and part owner of Moore, Willett & Frenke Distillery in Bardstown, KY. John David’s son Lambert Willett walked 5 miles each way to his distilling job at the current site of Barton’s. It wasn’t until Lambert began working at the Bernhiem Distillery in Louisville that he purchased a car for his commute so he could come home to his family every night. Lambert worked 6 days a week for nearly a decade at Bernhiem. Est. 1936. Three short years after prohibition, on the site of the family hog and cattle farm, Thompson began construction on what is now the Willett Distillery. By St Patrick’s Day 1937, the first barrel of whiskey was rolled into Warehouse A. After 80 years, Willett remains independently family owned and operated. Under the leadership of parents Even and Martha Willett Kulsveen, the fifth generation of family distillers, siblings Britt and Drew Kulsveen, are continuing the family tradition of spirits excellence, generosity and southern hospitality. Janelle Kulsveen, Drew’s wife, hosts visitors from all over the world for tours and tastings. The over 55,000 annual visitors have necessitated a number of expansion projects on the Willett property including the addition of a premium cocktail bar. Family of Brands: Willett Pot Still Reserve, Johnny Drum Private Stock, Johnny Drum Black Label, Old Bardstown Bottled In Bond, Old Bardstown Estate Bottled, Old Bardstown 90 Proof, Noah’s Mill, Rowan’s Creek, Pure Kentucky, Kentucky Vintage and the Willett Family Estate collection.
