Willett 1996 12 Years Family Estate Rare Release Single Barrel No. 3698 Copper Wax sealed Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 57.4% Vol. for The Party Source in Cincinnati - one of only 72 bottles of a magnificent Willett Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey!
A extremely rare uncut and unfiltered vintage 1996 12 year old Willett Single Barrel Copper Wax sealed Family Estate Rare Release Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, distilled on 14th May 1996 and bottled after 12 years maturation in a new white oak barrel with the barrel no. 1590 in the year 2008 without the addition of colourants and chill-filtration at barrel strength 57.4% Vol. / 114.8 proof in an edition of only 72 individually hand-numbered bottles exclusively for The Party Source in Cincinnati.
Among connoisseurs and collectors, the Willett Family Estate Rare Release Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskeys are now recognised worldwide as absolutely exceptional and are among the most sought-after straight bourbon whiskeys today.
A very special piece of whiskey history and exceptionally rare vintage 1996 12 years Willett Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey for connoisseurs, discerning whiskey collectors and lovers of exquisite old bourbon whiskeys, which is now regarded as a true gem!
Willett is a whiskey distillery from Bardstown, Kentucky. It belongs to the Willett/Kulsveen family, which has been based in Bardstown for several centuries. The Willett distillery first opened its doors in the year 1936, shortly after the end of prohibition. It produced high-quality bourbon and rye whiskey and Willett was able to successfully establish itself on the market with its products outside the region around the distillery. In the 1970s, demand for bourbon whiskey fell sharply, which is why the distillery finally had to cease operations due to the bourbon crisis in the 1980s and was bought by Martha Willett s husband, the successful entrepreneur Even Kulsveen. Kulsveen continued to have his company, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, produce whiskey according to the original Willett recipe and then mature and bottle it at the actual distillery in Bardstown. The Willett/Kulsveen family worked as Kentucky Bourbon Distillers in the whiskey wholesale business until 2012, when they reopened a new distillery for bourbon whiskey and rye whiskey in the old location and renamed themselves Willet Distilling Company.
Willett is now one of the most renowned American whiskey producers with its bottlings and has made a name for itself among lovers and connoisseurs of bourbon and rye whiskeys. The rare old bottlings from the distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky, in particular, are now sought-after collector s items, just like the whiskeys from Pappy Van Winkle, George T. Stagg or William Larue Weller, and the now extremely rare bourbon and rye whiskeys fetch exorbitantly high prices at special auctions organised by Bonhams, Kruger or Christie s, with prices continuing to rise.
- Colour: mahogany
- Typ: Straight Bourbon Whiskey - Distillery Bottling
- District: Kentucky - Bardstown
- Vintage: 14th May 1996
- Age: 12 years old
- Year bottled: 2008
- Cask Wood Type: New White Oak
- Barrel Number: 3698
- Warehouse: H / Rick: North 9
- Alcohol ABV% 57.4 - 114.8 Proof
- Bottling Series: Vintage 1996 Family Estate Bottled Rare Release Single Barrel Bourbon - Copper Wax Sealed Limited Edition for The Party Source, Cincinnati
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml (consumer content 75cl / 750ml)
- not coloured / not chill filtered
- Packaging without box
- Producer/Importer: The Willett Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky 40004, USA / The Party Source, 95 Riviera Dr, Bellevue, Cincinnati, KY 41073
- Country of Origin: USA - Kentucky
- limited, one of only 72 bottles - unique bottling and very rare collector´s whiskey!
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