{"product_id":"willett-family-estate-6-year-single-barrel-bourbon-2097-123-6-proof-750ml-joshua-thinnes-selection","title":"Willett Family Estate 6 Year Single Barrel Bourbon #2097 123.6 Proof 750ml (Joshua Thinnes Selection)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarrel #2097 at 123.6 proof after six years in hand-selected white oak — a Willett Family Estate single barrel carrying a custom \"Selected by Joshua Thinnes\" label and hand-written bottle numbering.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWillett bottles the Family Estate range one cask at a time at full strength, with the age, barrel number and proof filled in by hand on each label. Nothing is blended toward a house profile, so what's in this bottle is whatever barrel #2097 became rather than a target someone was aiming for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt six years this sits at the young end of the range, and 61.8% ABV is high for that age — a combination that tends to come out grain-forward and intense rather than oak-dominated, with the sweetness shorter maturation preserves still fully intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe private-selection label marks it as a hand-picked barrel rather than a standard distribution release, which is why bottles like this surface in ones and twos rather than as a known allocation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich caramel, vanilla bean, toasted oak, dark fruit and warm baking spice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full-bodied and powerful — brown sugar, vanilla, seasoned oak, cinnamon, dark cherry and caramelized sweetness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long and warming, with lingering oak, spice, vanilla and dark caramel.\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 6 years, hand-selected white oak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarrel:\u003c\/strong\u003e #2097\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProof:\u003c\/strong\u003e 123.6 (61.8% ABV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Selected by Joshua Thinnes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBottled by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Willett Distillery, 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\u003eThere is another barrel #2097 listed at 14 years — are they the same barrel?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Willett has reused barrel numbers across different eras of the Family Estate program, so the number alone doesn't identify a cask. This is the six-year, 123.6-proof barrel carrying the Joshua Thinnes selection label; the fourteen-year #2097 at 122.4 proof is an entirely separate bottling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does a private selection label mean here?\u003c\/strong\u003e That an individual or group chose this specific barrel at the distillery and had their name printed on it, rather than the barrel going out through normal distribution. The whiskey is Willett's; the choosing was theirs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIs six years young for a Willett Family Estate bottling?\u003c\/strong\u003e It's the young end — the program runs from about four years into the high teens. Younger barrels generally come out at higher proof and show more grain and fruit, while the older ones trade that for oak depth and tannin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Willett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67640349458800,"sku":"Scott","price":999.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1621\/5176\/files\/Photoroom_20260902_002128.jpg?v=1791226055","url":"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/products\/willett-family-estate-6-year-single-barrel-bourbon-2097-123-6-proof-750ml-joshua-thinnes-selection","provider":"Wooden Cork","version":"1.0","type":"link"}