Straight Rye Whiskey, 'Rare Release 11 YR, #6226 - Skurnik Selection - 9th Floor'

• Single barrel straight rye whiskey produced by Willett Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky
• Bottled exclusively for Skurnik Wines & Spirits
• Mash bill of 74% rye, 11% corn, and 15% malted barley
• Produced with limestone-filtered, spring-fed water from a pond on the distillery estate
• Sour mash fermented in stainless steel for approximately 3–5 days using a proprietary yeast strain
• Twice distilled using an unspecified still regimen; Willett employs a column still made of copper and stainless steel and a Vendome copper pot still modeled after Willett’s original, patented pot still
• Aged 11 years in new, char #4 American oak barrels from Independent Stave Company’s Kentucky cooperage
• Barrel #6226 yielded 127 bottles
• Non-chill filtered; bottled at a cask strength of 62.5% ABV

“This oak-heavy 11-year rye leans into orange marmalade, black tea, and vanilla spice. Less bright than Barrel #9392, Skurnik’s 8-year rye selection, it trades freshness for depth in the form of wood, sweet spice, and roasted peach. A mature, structured rye that highlights extended barrel aging.” —Skurnik Whisk(e)y Portfolio