Willet Family Estate 4 Year Old Small Batch Rye
Willett · Willett Distillery
Willett's return to estate-distilled bourbon proves the family's patience is paying off. At four years it's young but remarkably composed, with enough barrel proof punch to reward a few drops of water. A bourbon that invites you to participate in its unfolding.
Nose
Upfront cherry and butterscotch give way to toasted corn and a hint of leather. With time, dried orange peel and a thread of rye spice emerge.
Palate
Dense caramel and oak carry the mid-palate, flanked by brown spices and a cereal-grain sweetness that recalls fresh cornbread. A splash of water opens up a floral carnation note.
Finish
Medium-long with charred oak and lingering butterscotch that dries to a pleasant rye tingle.
- Mash Bill
- 72% Corn, 13% Rye, 15% Malted Barley
- Barrel Type
- New charred American white oak (#4 char)
- Bottled in Bond
- No
- Single Barrel
- No
- Wheated
- No
Cocktail Suggestion
Limestone Sour — 2 oz Willett 4 Year · 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice · 0.5 oz honey syrup · 1 dash Angostura bitters · Shake hard with ice, strain into a coupe, garnish with a lemon wheel.
Food Pairing
Smoked pork belly sliders with pickled peach chutney
Distilled on the Willett family's own copper pot still in Bardstown, this small batch marks the revival of estate production after decades of sourcing from Kentucky's finest.
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