{"product_id":"willett-family-estate-12-year-single-barrel-bourbon-1584-123-4-proof-750ml-lincoln-road-pick","title":"Willett Family Estate 12 Year Single Barrel Bourbon #1584 123.4 Proof 750ml (Lincoln Road Pick)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarrel #1584 at 123.4 proof — a twelve-year Willett Family Estate single barrel distilled on 7 November 2001 and chosen as a Lincoln Road private pick.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost sourced-era Willett bottles give an age and a barrel number. This one gives a date: 7 November 2001, printed on the label. That level of specificity is unusual, and it fixes the whiskey to a single day of production at a Kentucky distillery Willett bought from rather than operated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWillett did not resume distilling at Bardstown until 2012, so twelve-year stock under the Family Estate label predates its own production entirely. Through that period Willett's role was selection — buying mature barrels, tasting through them, and bottling the exceptional ones one cask at a time at full strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 61.7% ABV this is toward the powerful end of the sourced barrels, the signature of a cask that spent twelve years somewhere warm and dry enough to lose water faster than alcohol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep caramel, vanilla bean, dark fruit, seasoned oak and warm baking spice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich and full-bodied — brown sugar, vanilla, dark cherry, toasted oak, cinnamon and layers of caramelized sweetness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long and warming, with lingering mature oak, vanilla, dark fruit and spice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Willett Family Estate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelease:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single barrel, private selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarrel:\u003c\/strong\u003e #1584\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistilled:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 November 2001\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProof:\u003c\/strong\u003e 123.4 (61.7% ABV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrivate selection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lincoln Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sourced Kentucky bourbon — not distilled by Willett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore the full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/collections\/willett\"\u003eWillett collection\u003c\/a\u003e or browse all \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/collections\/bourbon\"\u003ebourbon at Wooden Cork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does an exact distillation date matter?\u003c\/strong\u003e Because almost no bourbon carries one. An age statement tells you how long the whiskey sat; a distillation date tells you precisely when it was made, which lets a collector place the barrel against a specific period of a distillery's production. On sourced-era Willett it's rare enough to be a selling point on its own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDid Willett distil this bourbon?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Willett's own distillation restarted in 2012 and this whiskey was made in 2001, so it came from another Kentucky producer and was selected by Willett for the Family Estate program. The distillery isn't named on the bottle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a Lincoln Road pick?\u003c\/strong\u003e A private barrel selection made for Lincoln Road, meaning this specific cask was chosen by a buyer rather than released through standard distribution. The whiskey is Willett's to bottle; the choosing was theirs, and it's recorded on the label.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Willett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67640399036784,"sku":"Scott","price":3899.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1621\/5176\/files\/IMG_2077.jpg?v=1791226380","url":"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/products\/willett-family-estate-12-year-single-barrel-bourbon-1584-123-4-proof-750ml-lincoln-road-pick","provider":"Wooden Cork","version":"1.0","type":"link"}