Fafnir187
Willett Pot Still Reserve Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
July 22, 2020 (edited November 13, 2020)
On the nose getting caramel, nuts (peanut and cashew), prune, an odd unappealing varnish note and ethanol. There’s a good bit of old gym shoe and moldy basement in there as well. Wholly unpleasant.
Palate opens with basically a musty, spoiled corn note and vanilla, followed by...absolutely nothing. I’m not kidding; this thing has literally no mid-palate at all. And when the opening note sucks mightily, that is NOT good.
Finish is short, with the varnish in the nose making an appearance along with some cinnamon and toasted nut. It’s by far the best thing about this bourbon, but still not “good”, and not nearly enough to save it. Mouthfeel is watery.
Man, this shit is just odd. Musty, funky, and weird as hell, this is a huge miss for me. Thank god it was only an airplane bottle I paid $10 for. A full size bottle would literally be a drain pour. Considering a 750ml is normally $45 and what you can get for that price? Oh HELL no. Buy at your peril. Now to get something to wash my mouth out...
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This is a weird one, which I think is why it has such a cult following. I found it off-putting as well, though not to the same degree that you did.