Willett Family Estate 4 Year Old Small Batch Rye

June 27, 2022 · #16

Bottle completed

CategoryRye
Country | RegionUSA, Kentucky
DistilleryWillett Distillery
Age statement4 year
Alcohol % | Proof56.3% | 112.6 pf
ReleaseNot provided
Mash billNot provided
Cask typeWhite oak barrels
Price pointNot provided
Bottle statusCompleted
Willett Family Estate 4 Year Old Small Batch Rye bottle reference image

Appearance / Color

Flamed bronze.

Nose / Aroma / Smell

High alcohol content and spiciness of the Rye surprise the nose with power before toasted oak and toffee appear.

Flavor / Taste / Palate

Taken neat, it’s a powerful dram. Flavors mingle with frolic stone fruits, vanilla, cherry and baking spices that come the surface.

Finish

It has a solid and complex finish normally only found in older spirits.

A real estate Rye Whiskey with bold power and plums on the middle palate. The Willett Family has a long Whiskey-making history stretching back into the 1700s. The family has worked for others and operated their own distillery off-and-on for well over two-hundred years. Prior to 2012 they were hand-selecting casks from the Kentucky Bourbon Distillers inventory for their releases. Since then, Willett Whiskeys are made from new-make spirit coming from their newly renovated distillery — opened in 2012 — and appropriately called the Willet Distilling Company. They deliver no fewer than a dozen varieties. The name is long enough to tell you just about everything you need to know about this Whiskey — Willett Family Estate 4 Year Old Small Batch Rye. Obviously, it’s a four-year-old Rye Whiskey and bottled at a nearly cask strength. And “small batch” only begins to tell the tale. But the main thing to remember is that it means that the flavor profile and proof-strength vary from batch to batch.

Willett Family Estate 4 Year Old Small Batch Rye

June 27, 2022 · No. 16

Category
Rye
Country | Region
USA, Kentucky
Distillery
Willett Distillery
Age Statement
4 year
Alcohol / Proof
56.3% / 112.6 pf
Release
Not provided
Mash Bill
Not provided
Cask Type
White oak barrels
Price Point
Not provided
Appearance
Flamed bronze.

Nose / Aroma / Smell:

High alcohol content and spiciness of the Rye surprise the nose with power before toasted oak and toffee appear.

Flavor / Taste / Palate:

Taken neat, it’s a powerful dram. Flavors mingle with frolic stone fruits, vanilla, cherry and baking spices that come the surface.

Finish:

It has a solid and complex finish normally only found in older spirits.

Willett Family Estate 4 Year Old Small Batch Rye bottle reference image

A real estate Rye Whiskey with bold power and plums on the middle palate. The Willett Family has a long Whiskey-making history stretching back into the 1700s. The family has worked for others and operated their own distillery off-and-on for well over two-hundred years. Prior to 2012 they were hand-selecting casks from the Kentucky Bourbon Distillers inventory for their releases. Since then, Willett Whiskeys are made from new-make spirit coming from their newly renovated distillery — opened in 2012 — and appropriately called the Willet Distilling Company. They deliver no fewer than a dozen varieties. The name is long enough to tell you just about everything you need to know about this Whiskey — Willett Family Estate 4 Year Old Small Batch Rye. Obviously, it’s a four-year-old Rye Whiskey and bottled at a nearly cask strength. And “small batch” only begins to tell the tale. But the main thing to remember is that it means that the flavor profile and proof-strength vary from batch to batch.