Willett Family Estate Straight Rye Whiskey, 'Rare Release 12 YR, #6096 - Skurnik Selection NY'
Willett Family Estate Straight Rye Whiskey, 'Rare Release 12 YR, #6096 - Skurnik Selection NY'

Willett Family Estate Straight Rye Whiskey, 'Rare Release 12 YR, #6096 - Skurnik Selection NY'

$585.00

    • Single barrel straight rye whiskey produced by Willett Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky
    • Barrel #6096 bottled exclusively for Skurnik Wines & Spirits
    • Mash bill of 74% rye, 11% corn, and 15% malted barley
    • 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 a column still made of copper and stainless steel and a Vendome copper pot still modeled after Willett’s original, patented pot still
    • Aged 9 years in new, char #4 American oak barrels from Independent Stave Company’s Kentucky cooperage
    • Maturation location: Warehouse G, Floor 4 | Lot 13-K-07
    • Bottle yield: 62
    • Non-chill filtered; bottled at a cask strength of 64.6% ABV

    “A clean, fruit-forward nose leads with pronounced sweetness, setting aside the herbal notes found in younger barrels. The palate is sweeter in style and incredibly viscous, with caramel green apple and a touch of tobacco. Perfectly balanced from start to finish, it closes with a finish that seems to go on forever. A stunning rye and one of the finest barrels we have tasted from Willett, made all the more special by its tiny yield.” —Skurnik Whisk(e)y Portfolio

The product photo is of the 11 year from last year. We will update the photo when this arrives. 

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Our Willett Barrel: How we picked it

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Our Willett Barrel: How we picked it

With Master Distiller Drew Kulsveen — grandson of founder Thompson Willett — Chris tasted across mash bills and distillation lots, narrowing to a barrel that shows how profound barrel-proof bourbon can be. He returned not only with this extraordinary whiskey, but also with a deeper sense of Willett’s family legacy and their patient, exacting craft.

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