{"product_id":"willett-family-estate-14-year-single-barrel-bourbon-5571-116-proof-750ml","title":"Willett Family Estate 14 Year Single Barrel Bourbon #5571 116 Proof 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarrel #5571 at 116 proof after fourteen years — a Willett Family Estate single barrel from the sourced era, hand-numbered 53 of just 118 bottles.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWillett did not resume distilling at its own Bardstown plant until 2012, which means a fourteen-year bourbon bottled under the Family Estate label predates Willett's modern distillate entirely. Through that period Willett's role was selection: buying mature barrels from other Kentucky producers, choosing the ones worth bottling on their own, and releasing them one cask at a time under its own label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe distillery of origin is not identified on the bottle. Enthusiasts have attributed barrels from this era to various well-known Kentucky producers, but without documentation none of that belongs on a listing — what's certain is that this is mature sourced Kentucky bourbon, selected and hand-bottled by Willett in Bardstown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarrel #5571 yielded 118 bottles. This is number 53, hand-written on the label alongside the barrel number and proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMature sourced Family Estate barrels are prized for depth and substantial oak influence — caramelized sugar, vanilla, dark fruit and seasoned oak developing into baking spice, leather and tobacco with a long finish. Single-barrel whiskey varies cask to cask, so this describes what the era and the age are known for rather than notes taken from this bottle.\u003c\/p\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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarrel:\u003c\/strong\u003e #5571\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProof:\u003c\/strong\u003e 116 (58% ABV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBottle:\u003c\/strong\u003e 53 of 118\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\u003eSelected and bottled by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Willett, Bardstown, Kentucky\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\u003eDid Willett distil this whiskey?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Willett restarted distillation in Bardstown in 2012, so a fourteen-year bourbon under the Family Estate label is necessarily sourced from another Kentucky producer. Willett selected the barrel and bottled it; the distillery of origin isn't named on the bottle and we won't guess at it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHow limited is barrel #5571?\u003c\/strong\u003e 118 bottles in total, which is small even for a single barrel. Fourteen years of evaporation is why — a cask that starts around 250 bottles' worth can be down to half that by the time it's dumped.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhy are sourced-era Willett barrels collected?\u003c\/strong\u003e They represent a finite, closed chapter. The stocks Willett was buying and selecting through that period are gone, the bottles were released one barrel at a time in very small numbers, and nothing produced since can be added to the set.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Willett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54310108561776,"sku":"Scott","price":3499.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1621\/5176\/files\/IMG_1627.jpg?v=1789420509","url":"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/products\/willett-family-estate-14-year-single-barrel-bourbon-5571-116-proof-750ml","provider":"Wooden Cork","version":"1.0","type":"link"}