EP 32: Purple Top

The Friskey Whiskey Podcast

Join MikeD and TI as we welcome our special guest from Fox Cigar, Rob! We discuss The Davidoff Experience while enjoying a unique wheated bourbon! If you order from Fox Cigar between 10/4/23 at 4pm until 10/11/23 at 4pm and mention you came from The Friskey Whiskey they'll throw something special into your order!

Willett 8yr old Wheated Kentucky Straight Bourbon. $220 (price points $249-$600). 108 proof.
Mash Bill: Undisclosed proportions of corn, wheat and malted barley
The first release of Willett Wheated Bourbon was distilled in the early Spring of 2013 and bottled in the Summer of 2022.

History:
The Willett family name goes as far back as 1684 where Edward Willet was a master pewter. From 1692 - 1792 the Willets would call George’s County, Maryland home. In 1792 William Willett Jr moved to Kentucky. This is the same year Kentucky became a state. John David Willett was born in 1841, he would become one-third owner and Master Distiller at Moore, Willett and Frenke Distillery. During his lifetime, John was the Master Distiller at 4 other distilleries in Kentucky. In 1883 Aloysius Lambert Willett was born and by the age of 15 was in the bourbon business. In 1909 Aloysius Lambert Thompson Willett was born and would become founder and president of Willett Distillery in Bardstown around 1936. In 1937 on St. Patrick's day, The Willetts put their first barrel into storage. By the 1940’s they introduced Old Bardstown Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. In the 1960’s Willett developed Johnny Drum Bourbon. After an ownership change in 1984 to the Kulsveen family, Willett Distillery began making Small Batch Boutique Bourbons (Noah’s Mills as an example). 2008 Willett Pot Still Reserve Bourbon debuts in the signature pot still shaped bottle

Nose: Vanilla, fudge, rye, peppermint, and burnt caramel aromas.
Taste: Vanilla, oranges, chocolate, black tea, cinnamon, and peppermint.