Everybody recognizes the bottle; insiders know what is behind it. Shop Willett online at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — the pot-still-shaped icon, the Kentucky classics bottled under its roof, and the single casks collectors hunt, all available to order online.
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Bardstown's Family Estate
The Willett Distillery in Bardstown has been family-owned since the 1930s, and it runs like it — small, independent, and patient. Its calling card is Willett Pot Still Reserve, a small-batch bourbon sold in a bottle modeled on the distillery's copper pot still. The same house bottles two of Kentucky's most loved labels: Noah's Mill, a rich, high-proof small batch, and Rowan's Creek, named for the limestone creek that runs through the property. Above them all sits Willett Family Estate — single casks of bourbon and rye, bottled at cask strength at ages that climb into the teens and beyond, distinguished by wax color and endlessly chased by collectors. When a Family Estate barrel lands, it is a genuine event.
Core Willett bottles keep our bourbon shelf honest; the single casks appear when Kentucky decides to share. Either way, this is the page.
Order Willett online at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — from everyday Pot Still pours to Family Estate grails.
Willett FAQs
Why is the Willett bottle shaped like a pot still?
It is modeled on the copper pot still at the Willett Distillery — a tribute to the family's distilling heritage, and one of the most recognizable packages in bourbon.
What is Willett Family Estate?
Single-cask bourbons and ryes from the family's own rickhouses, bottled at barrel proof without blending. Each cask differs, ages vary widely, and older releases are among the most collectible American whiskeys.
Noah's Mill or Rowan's Creek?
Both are small-batch bourbons bottled by Willett. Rowan's Creek is the softer, fruit-forward pour at 100 proof; Noah's Mill is older, richer, and bottled at a bolder 114.3 proof.