Willett Family Estate 4 Year Old Straight Rye Whiskey

Willett Family Estate Bottled Small Batch Rye is aged in hand selected White Oak barrels for four years. Bottled at a cask strength. Enjoy this powerful rye with a bit of water and allow it’s candied orange flavors to open up. Deep complexity and a touch of sweetness with some toasted notes. A superb rye whiskey.

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 desert 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 is 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.

Mashbill (74% rye, 11% corn, 15% malted barley) with the Willett low rye mashbill (51% rye, 34% corn, 15% malted barley).