Straight Rye Whiskey, 'Rare Release 12 YR, #2389 - 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 12 years in new, char #4 American oak barrels from Independent Stave Company’s Kentucky cooperage
• Barrel #2389 yielded 104 bottles
• Non-chill filtered; bottled at a cask strength of 63.2% ABV

“Explosively aromatic, this 12-year rye is all tangerine, creamsicle, and tropical fruit on the nose. Root beer, grapefruit pith, clove, and marzipan follow on the palate. Big, bold, and unique—this is Willett rye on steroids.” —Skurnik Whisk(e)y Portfolio