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Liquor
Willett 17 yo Barrel 1605 (Dug’z & Willy’z)
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Nose
Polished wood, some Cognac notes, Teriyaki sauce
Taste
A flavor party: caramel, chocolate, aged Zinfandel, dried fruit, some acid, a tad bitter at late palate.
Finish
Sweet wood
Nose
A really nice mingling of oak and caramel.
Taste
Quite sweet initially with some mint and medicinal notes emerging mid-palate
Finish
Medicinal with a tinge of bitterness with some cough syrup on the nose.
Liquor
Willett 17 yo Barrel 58 (Mike’s WhiskeyHandel)
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Nose
The nose has candy sweetness
Taste
dense and complex with dark chocolate, oak. Water improves it even more, bringing out polished wood and musty old libraries
Finish
The finish is woody with just a slight wine-like inflection.
Liquor
Willett 17 yo Barrel L10-443 (Reid & Emerald)
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Nose
Sweet bourbon, low on the wood.
Taste
Quite sweet but not cloying, mint, a bit of oak, bit of acid as well. Water brings out dark chocolate notes and quite a bit of mint
Finish
A bit short and hard to get a handle on except for a fleeting sweetness and a slight bit of the acid
Liquor
Willett 17 yo Barrel L10-577 (Reid & Emerald)
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Nose
Rich and oaky, polished wood, some briny/pickle juice notes.
Taste
maple syrup, quite hot, woody notes and some dry barndy notes, still a fair amount of brine and some pine.
Finish
Walking through the pine forest.
Liquor
Willett 17 yo Barrel L10-7389 (Reid & Emerald)
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Nose
Deep caramel and toffee notes, candy apple coating, vanilla and some citrus
Taste
candy corn, chocolate covered blueberries,figs and raisins as well as some red wine notes, citrus
Finish
A glimmer of wood, along with chocolate, a bit of mint and some more of that general candy taste.
Liquor
Willett 17yo Shoppers Vineyard
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Nose
Smells like a wheater, more floral than spicy, syrup
Taste
A rich bourbon with a lot of floral spice and candy notes, but relatively dry which is unexpected based on the nose
Finish
little chocolate and nuts
Liquor
Willett 18 Cask C49 (1789b)
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Nose
charming, oozing with vanilla and a back-end with plenty of spice
Taste
brings a non-astringent wood and brings the heat
Finish
Long and satisfying
Liquor
Willett 18 yo Barrel 12A (Paws & Claws)
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Nose
Sweet candy notes
Taste
Sweet and chewy, nicely balanced with oak, vanilla, chocolate, even some coffee
Finish
Nice long woody finish.
Liquor
Willett 18 yo Barrel 8550 (Dug’z & Willy’z)
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Nose
Rich, creamy bourbon notes. Chocolate and really good caramel.
Taste
Sweet and syrupy up front with a good measure of wood. Cognac, chocolate, caramel notes
Finish
Nicely woody
Liquor
Willett 18 yo Barrel 8551 (Dug’z & Willy’z)
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Nose
Lovely, rich, with huge wood, maple syrup and then some umami, soy sauce.
Taste
Pine/Fir, just super woody making it a bit bitter
Finish
Bitter woodiness.
Liquor
Willett 18 yo Barrel B44 (D&M)
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Nose
Maple syrup, light wood notes.
Taste
The palate is sweet with a good dose of mint.
Finish
Minty and a touch of anise.