Willett XCF Exploratory Cask Finish Small Batch Rye Whiskey Cask Strength 51.7% Vol. finished in Curacao Casks from France Version 1.0 - limited release of a special Rye Whiskey
The first edition of the special limited release of Willet XCF Exploratory Cask Finish Small Batch Rye Whiskey was distilled at LDI in Lawrenceburg, Indiana and then matured in the old Willett warehouses in Bardstown. This exceptional rye whiskey was distilled on 12 April 2006, then matured for 7 years in fresh American oak barrels and was then finished in French Curacao casks for 90 days. The bottling took place in thy year 2013 without chill filtration and addition of colouring at cask strength 51.7% abv / 103.4 proof in a limited edition of 6,912 bottles.
An exceptional Willett and special Rye Whiskey which can now only rarely be found.
The story gets a little more interesting and now drifts over to Europe. During a trip to France, Willett Master Distiller and Blender Drew Kulsveen had an opportunity to see how the orange liqueur known as Curacao was made. The barrels that were used to age the citrus-flavored spirit were actually used Bourbon barrels, which was a factor for Drew believing they may produce a nice barrel finish for some of the Rye he had aging. So after bringing 25 of the Curacao casks from France back to Kentucky, Drew and his team needed 42 barrels of the 7 year-old Rye to fill them up (remember, after 7 years of aging those barrels were not full due to angel s share/evaporation) and allowed the whiskey to age for another 90 days inside those barrels. After three months the barrels were all dumped together and bottled as a small batch, sticking to Willett s philosophy of bottling small batches at 20-25 barrels. This yielded 6,912 bottles, which might sound like a lot, but considering Willett is now in 35 states and 25 countries, this release is very highly allocated.
- Nose: Natural oak, spicy, earthy notes, and, after a little while in the glass, wonderful rich caramel notes
- Palate: Plenty of citrus notes (particularly oranges!), maple syrup prevalent with lots of rye hanging out in the background. This Rye Whiskey contains both fruit and spice elements.
- Finish: Herbal, the fruit notes and rye grain are still present, but calm down considerably. Light oak notes show their face once again.
- Colour: auburn
- Typ: Straight Rye Whiskey - Distillery Bottling
- District: Kentucky - Bardstown
- Mash Bill: 95% rye and 5% malted barley
- Vintage: 12. April 2006
- Age: 7 years and 90 days
- Year Bottled 2013
- Cask Wood Type: New White Oak and finished in Curacao Casks
- Alcohol ABV% 51.7 / 103.4 Proof - Cask Strength
- Bottling Series: Small Batch American Rye Whiskey - XCF Exploratory Cask Finish 1.0
- not coloured / not chill filtered
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml (consumer content 75cl / 750ml)
- Packaging original boxed - card tube
- Producer/Importer: The Willett Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky 40004, USA
- Country of Origin: USA - Kentucky
- limited, one of 6.912 bottles - rare collector s item!
Please examine this product before purchase, as not new from the supplier. Due to the various ages of bottles and their seals, condition of liquid is at the buyer s discretion and no claim can be lodged against failure/leakage in transit.
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