- Proof
- 98
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- BourbonKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Street price
- $39.99
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“A revived 1980s Willett label filled with a high-corn family recipe.”
Tasting notes
- nose
- vanilla, pear and strawberry-banana, orange cream and honeysuckle, with cardamom and allspice
- palate
- oily; caramel, chocolate and cherry, then crisp red apple turning to green apple, with black tea and oak
- finish
- medium; allspice and oak with tobacco and chocolate, a lingering cherry note, and the sweetness thinning out to charred oak
Mash bill
- Corn79%
- Rye7%
- Malted barley14%
79% corn, 7% rye, 14% malted barley. This high-corn recipe came from master distiller Drew Kulsveen's grandfather, and with only 7% rye it is the sweetest and least spicy of Willett's bourbon mash bills. The spirit enters the barrel at 125 proof.
- Cask
- New charred American oak, char #4
- Best served
- in cocktails or over ice
Why it's craft
Speakeasy revives a 1980s label from the Willett family's brands, and Drew Kulsveen filled it with a high-corn recipe his grandfather created. Unlike the original, the bourbon is distilled, aged and bottled by Willett itself in Bardstown, where the family has run the distillery since 1936 and restarted its stills in 2012. It was released in fall 2024.
Willett Distillery
Family-owned · Est. 1936 · Tours