Willett Family Estate Single Barrel 9 Year Old Rye Whiskey #2306 'White Elephant'
Willett Family Estate Single Barrel 9 Year Old Rye Whiskey #2306 'White Elephant' is a cask-strength, single-barrel Kentucky straight rye at 58.4% ABV (116.8 proof), drawn by hand from Barrel No. 2306 after nine years in hand-selected new charred American oak. The 'White Elephant' designation marks this barrel as a distillery-selected pick: one barrel, one proof, no blending, no chill filtration. It's available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 58.4% (116.8 proof) — cask strength
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 9 years, single barrel #2306
- Origin: Willett Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
- Production: new charred American oak, non-chill filtered, hand-bottled
A Single Barrel, One Proof
Willett's Family Estate single-barrel program is where the distillery's rye shows its most concentrated character: each barrel is bottled at its own natural cask strength, so every pick is a one-of-one expression of wood, time and grain. Barrel #2306 spent nine full years in new charred oak — long enough for the barrel to work deep into the spirit — and was pulled at a full 116.8 proof with nothing added back. The result is rye whiskey with the volume turned all the way up. Browse more rye whiskey, explore the store's Willett shelf, or compare with the bourbon collection.
Tasting Notes
Nose — cinnamon, clove, caramel, vanilla, candied orange, toffee, fig and nougat. Palate — warm baking spices (clove, nutmeg, black pepper) wrapped around sweet caramel and velvety vanilla with dark-fruit depth. Finish — long, smooth, lingering sweetness that holds the spice in balance.
How to Enjoy
Neat to experience the barrel at full strength, or with a few drops of water to open the caramel and dark-fruit core. A rye this concentrated also stands up to a single large cube without washing out.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "single barrel" mean for this Willett rye?
It was bottled from one barrel only (#2306) — no blending across barrels, bottled at that barrel's natural cask strength of 116.8 proof.
What is the proof of Willett Family Estate Rye #2306?
116.8 proof (58.4% ABV) — cask strength, uncut and non-chill filtered.
Is Willett Family Estate Rye chill filtered?
No — like the distillery's other Family Estate single barrels, it is non-chill filtered, preserving the full flavor and texture of the barrel.
One barrel, one proof, nine years — order Willett Family Estate Single Barrel 9 Year Rye #2306 'White Elephant' online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.