Willett Family Estate Small Batch Rye 4 Year

first time, long time want!

My bottle has been tapped into for well over a year, just finishing it off now. The nose is quite subdued but interesting. You will notice a sweet cinnamon aroma mainly, but also a freshness of mint and musty cork scent. This is a very thick, oily and smooth mouthfeel juice. The palate tastes and feels much older than four years. The whiskey has considerable sweetness, but in a good way, not the off putting young corn you tend to get from many other young strong American whiskeys. Strong vanilla on the palate transitions to apricot and finishes off quite long with oak and finally leather. Extremely good value if you can find.

Did not care for this but I also don’t care for regular Willet. This has a strange finish.

Apricots, cream, smooth and sweet. Slightly harsh finish. It’s a solid $50.00 bottle not worth $120

Complex rye, rye forward with spice but sweet on lips and taste. Short finish except higher proof (my version 116 proof) sits at the end for lots of flavor and light warm feel. Very enjoyable!