Straight Rye Whiskey, 'Rare Release 11 YR, #6191 - Skurnik Selection'

• Single barrel straight rye whiskey produced by Willett Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky
• A Willett library release sold exclusively by 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 10 years in new, char #4 American oak barrels from Independent Stave Company’s Kentucky cooperage
• Maturation location: Rickhouse 6, Floor 4, Rick S12 | Lot 13K15
• Barrel #6191bottle yield: 141
• Non-chill filtered; bottled at a cask strength of 65.6% ABV

“Sweet wood sugars, pink peppercorn, and allspice lead to a bold nose that signals the whiskey’s full-proof intensity. Concentrated and deeply viscous, the palate opens with vanilla and caramel, its oily texture carrying honey, tea, green tobacco leaf, and baking spice through the midpalate. Those quieter rye notes build into a pronounced, warming finish as the sweetness continues to unfold with air. Rye candy in a glass, this is a bourbon-lover’s rye with the depth and texture to savor neat on a cold fall evening.” —Skurnik Whisk(e)y Portfolio