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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

 TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO  OWN TWO SINGLE BARREL BOURBONS,
PURCHASED FOR A PRIVATE COLLECTION

 

 
"Recently I had the opportunity to sample and purchase some outstanding Bourbon Whiskey from the Willett Distillery, located in the heart of Bourbon country, Bardstown Kentucky. Willett has an assortment of aging whiskeys nesting in old warehouses sprawled about their vast property. They allow certain individuals to taste and purchase their whiskey straight from the barrel, uncut (barrel proof), and unfiltered. Other Bourbons have 'taste profiles' , are reduced to lower proofs, and are chill filtered.
 These processes alter the true barrel taste and complexity of Bourbon.
Willet allows me to hand pick my own whiskey, after tasting through numerous barrels, and bottles it just as tasted, without removing or compromising any flavors. I selected two fantastic younger Bourbons this time, a 5 years old, and an 8 year old. " 
  • The 5 year old is bottled at 121.8 proof, and retains its youth characteristics, with aroma of sweet candy corn and a nutty finish.
     
  •  The 8 year old (120.9 proof) is more developed with apples, citrus fruit and vanilla. Both can be enjoyed with a splash of branch water, or on the rocks".
DAVE GONANO COLLECTOR
 

 

 
These are single barrel, hand crafted, personally selected bourbons, sampled and commissioned by a Bourbon collector.
 

Four Corners Wine & Spirits is honored to offer only 30 bottles of each total barrel for sale.
These are the only bottles of these Bourbons to be offered for sale anywhere, as the remainder of the barrel contents will go into the
private collection of Dave Gonano.
 
This is literally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to:
Impress your favorite Bourbon drinker with the most unique gift possible
or
Add a bottle to the top shelf of your bar
or
Buy one and save it for a special occasion
or
Impress your friends with a bottle of spirits that they can never own themselves


Cheers
Stuart Doriss Four Corners Wine & Spirits

 
History of Willett Distilling Company
Willett is a brand, albeit one whose name retains historical significance. It begins with the story of John David Willett who formed Moore, Willett & Frenke Distilling shortly after the Civil War (Mr. Moore being John David's brother-in-law and Mr. Frenke being an interested party from Louisville). In 1876, John David Willett fell ill and sold his interests to Moore and Frenke. Lambert Willett, John David's son, started working at the distillery at the age of 15. After learning the ropes in his family's distillery, Lambert moved over to Max Selliger & Co. Distillery eventually becoming one-third owner and superintendent of the plant. A.L. "Thompson" Willett, Lambert's son, joined him at the plant as assistant superintendent. Thompson eventually left to establish the Willett Distilling Company and in 1935 construction began on their distillery. Five years after the founding of Willett Distilling Company, Lambert too left Max Selliger & Co. Distillery and joined his son to oversee the distilling process at Willett Distillery. Distribution remained fairly localized. During the gasoline crisis of the 1970s, the Willett Distillery switched production from alcohol to gasohol fuel. However, they never got the chance to capitalize on this as the U.S. soon recovered from the crisis. The distillery closed down and the bourbon distilling equipment and machinery was sold off and scrapped, with only the gasohol equipment remaining within the distillery.

Fortunately the Willett's story does not end here. Thompson Willett's daughter married a man by the name of Even G. Kulsveen of Hamar, Norway. In 1984, Even purchased the property and has ever since strived towards bringing the Willett Distillery back to life. He began by bottling whiskey that remained from the distillery's production and remarketing it, primarily to the Japanese and (secondarily) the European markets. The old Willett stock has since run dry, and Even has turned to buying whiskey from other distilleries and bottling it under his brands' names. This is not as sinister as it might sound. Even Kulsveen is one of many people who do this and his ability to select and blend whiskey from other distilleries in order to attain the profile he is looking for is evidence of his skills. The original Willett Distillery is under construction in an attempt to restore it to its former state of whiskey production; they are in the final stages and we expect nothing less than great whiskey from them as they move to operating out of their own distillery. The Willett label is part of the line up from parent company Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, responsible for such whiskeys as Noah's Mill, Rowan's Creek, Vintage, Pure Kentucky, Johnny Drum and Old Bardstown among others.
 

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Bourbon 5yr

　

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$42.99

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Bourbon 8yr

　

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$49.99

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