{"product_id":"willett-family-estate-19-year-single-barrel-bourbon-1583-115-8-proof-750ml","title":"Willett Family Estate 19 Year Single Barrel Bourbon #1583 115.8 Proof 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarrel #1583 at 115.8 proof after nineteen years — among the oldest sourced single barrels Willett released under the Family Estate label.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNineteen years is near the outer limit of what Kentucky bourbon survives. The state's temperature swings drive whiskey in and out of the wood far harder than a cooler climate does, and most casks are dried out and tannic well before they reach that age. The ones that hold together are exactly what the sourced-era Family Estate program existed to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWillett's own distillation did not restart until 2012, so nineteen-year stock under this label was bought as mature bourbon from another Kentucky producer and selected barrel by barrel. The bottle does not name the distillery of origin, and we won't attribute one without documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 57.9% ABV the proof came out moderate for the age — the signature of a long stay in a humid warehouse position, where a cask loses alcohol faster than water. That tends to produce whiskey that reads polished rather than punishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep caramel, aged oak, vanilla, dark fruit, baking spice and hints of leather.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich layers of caramelized sugar, vanilla, seasoned oak, dark chocolate, dried fruit and warm spice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long and mature, with lingering oak, vanilla, dark sweetness and Kentucky bourbon 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\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Willett Distillery \/ Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Bardstown\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 19 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarrel:\u003c\/strong\u003e #1583\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProof:\u003c\/strong\u003e 115.8 (57.9% ABV)\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\u003eIs nineteen years too long for Kentucky bourbon?\u003c\/strong\u003e For most barrels, yes. Kentucky's climate extracts hard, and plenty of casks are bitter and over-oaked past fifteen. That's precisely why long-aged single barrels are selected individually rather than produced on a schedule — the barrel is chosen because it survived, not because it hit a number.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDid Willett distil barrel #1583?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Willett restarted its own distillation in 2012, so a nineteen-year Family Estate bottling is necessarily sourced from another Kentucky producer. The distillery isn't identified on the bottle and we don't guess at it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is the proof only 115.8 after nineteen years?\u003c\/strong\u003e Warehouse humidity decides which direction proof moves. In damp positions a cask loses alcohol faster than water and the proof falls; in dry ones the reverse. Coming out at 115.8 after nineteen years points to a cooler, more humid spot — often where the better-balanced long-aged barrels come from.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Willett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67640399004016,"sku":"Scott","price":3999.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1621\/5176\/files\/IMG_2081.jpg?v=1791226342","url":"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/products\/willett-family-estate-19-year-single-barrel-bourbon-1583-115-8-proof-750ml","provider":"Wooden Cork","version":"1.0","type":"link"}