Willett Family Estate Single Barrel 7 Year Old Straight Rye Whiskey 750ml
(Kentucky)

Distillery Notes:

The Willett Family Estate “purple top” bottles are some of the most coveted by whiskey enthusiasts. These are cask strength, single-barrel offerings that are age-stated and are released in very limited amounts each year, and this bottling represents one of the oldest to be fully crafted at the modern Willett distillery.

Aged in hand-selected white oak barrels

Hand-bottled from barrel #4029

Bottle #78 of 149

Bottled at 113.8 Proof (56.9% alc by vol)

Tasting Notes:

Nose: Beautiful layering of brandied cherry over a mildly tart cherry. It opens up with time and is reminiscent of cutting into your dessert with your fork which releases cinnamon and baking spices with just a hint of oak to remind you that this is high proof youthful.

Palette: A robust rye with dark cherry, burnt vanilla, and spices for days. It's a delicious rye with a weighty mouthfeel.

Balance: It's insanely well balanced with the alcohol so perfectly integrated at 115 proof you'll forget its there, but you'll find yourself smiling more and happier with each dram.
Finish- the finish is long and the spices dominate this batch, while the cherry does punch its way through to the surface.