The Willett Family Estate 12 Year Old Pack (6x750ml) Various Willetts included please read the description $750.00 View

David Othenin-Girard | K&L Buyer |Review Date: 06/2025

“If you’re a serious collector of bourbon, there are few heights greater than the hunt for a purple top. These whiskies are so rare and coveted that they now command on unprecedented premium within the market place. The Willett Family, not being the slightest bit naive, have taken to capturing part of that upside by raising price throughout the years considerably, yet their releases regularly trade for triple or quadruple retail. Each year we get one barrel and try to find a reasonable way to support the distilleries other brands, while not taking over the top margins on their most coveted product. Now we’re reached the upper echelon of what the distillery can release in terms of age, but the limited quantities have not changed whatsoever. We may be the only retailer in California to get our own barrel of Willett this year. At 12 years old this incredible single barrel absolutely sings. The high corn recipe once seemed like a crazy move on the part of a distillery that was just starting out, but it’s turned out to be an incredible addition to the market offering whiskies that are both deep and wide. The color is mahogany (1.5). The nose is a huge honey and caramel bomb with hints of earthy herbs and sweet spices. There’s something of an apricot preserve note with caramel sauce drizzled and a fresh steeped french press on its way. The palate is so rich and easy up front, it’s cask strength isn’t immediately perceptible, but the broad mid is much denser. Dense stone fruit and roasted vanilla, with a chocolate dipped caramel ice cream finish. An absolutely bonkers little barrel here. We might charge $900-1000 for these 6 whiskies individually, but you can have 5 great bottles -enough to gift the whole crew this holiday- plus this legendary barrel – the oldest modern Willett we’ve ever bottled- for a much lower price. Grab it before someone else does.”

********THIS IS A PRE-SALE SKU, ORDERS WILL BE READY FOR PICK UP AFTER JUNE 30th******This year’s single barrel of Willett is the oldest and most delicious we’ve ever seen. Distilled way back in 2013, this is some of the oldest bourbon to come out of the Willett distillery to date. Distilled from the high corn mashbill, barrel number 2004 was bottled at cask strength of 124.2. K&L bottled a cask from the same series six years ago (barrel #2048) and the lot of barrels has continued to improve and devope incredibly over the last half decade. Along with your bottle of Willett Family Estate 12 Year Old “K&L’s Perfidia” Purple Top Kentucky Straight Bourbon, you’ll also receive a bottle each of Willett 4 Year Old Small Batch Rye, Noah’s Mill Small Batch Bourbon, Kentucky Vintage Bourbon, Speakeasy Bourbon and Bardstown Estate 101 Proof bourbon. A Willett Family Estate Purple Top 12 year old alone trades from multiples of the cost of this bundle and together these 6 bottles represent some of the greatest value for your dollar on collectible whisky anywhere.

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