Willett's Pot Still Reserve (70cl) Bourbon Whiskey

At the sight of the sensational bottle in the form of a pot still, one might think that this whiskey is particularly high-priced, but in fact it is pleasingly affordable. This is because the spirit it contains comes without an age statement. The fact that it was introduced back in 2008, while the Willett Distillery didn't start operations until 2012, requires some explanation. In fact, a predecessor to the current distillery existed between 1936 and 1984, when they had to stop production due to decreased sales. The family nevertheless remained active in the whiskey business and concentrated on getting rid of the old remaining stocks as well as marketing additionally purchased whiskeys under its own label. The Pot Still Reserve Bourbon, for example, originally consisted of distillates of unknown origin - but it is rumored that the nearby Heaven Hill Distillery had lent a hand to the entrepreneurs. Since today the own distillery is running at full speed again, it can be assumed that the whiskey now comes 100% from the Willett Distillery - however, they are surprisingly silent on this subject. What counts is ultimately the visual appearance and the taste impression, and here the Pot Still Reserve Bourbon can fully convince.