Straight Rye Whiskey, 'Rare Release 7 YR, #8300 - Skurnik Selection NJ'

• Single barrel straight rye whiskey produced by Willett Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky
• Barrell #8300 bottled exclusively for Skurnik Wines & Spirits
• Mash bill of 74% rye, 11% corn, 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 7 years in new, char #4 American oak barrels from Independent Stave Company’s Kentucky cooperage
• Maturation location: Rickhouse I, Floor 1, Rick N25 | Lot 19B07
• Bottle yield: 144
• Non-chill filtered; bottled at a cask strength of 53.9% ABV

“Caramel and vanilla bring an inviting sweetness to the nose, followed by tea and toasted black peppercorns. The palate shifts toward classic rye character with dill, green tobacco leaf, and herbaceous notes unfolding into lingering tea and peppery spice. The alcohol is well integrated, allowing those flavors to shine without excessive heat. An expressive Kentucky rye for sipping neat with the character to anchor an exceptional Old Fashioned or Manhattan.” —Skurnik Whisk(e)y Portfolio