Hirsch (Willett) 7 Year Old “The Single Barrel” K&L Exclusive Barrel #91478 Double Oak Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2025) 75cl

1 of 190 bottles produced from a single barrel then to be matured again considering it "double oaked".

The program being offered by Hirsch remains one of the most exciting in Kentucky today. These are famous stocks that no one is supposed to talk about. Produced at an unnamed Bardstown distillery from their famous mashbill – 76% corn, 13% rye, & 15% malted barley. Those whiskies were rebarreled and aged for a further period at Bardstown Bourbon Company. Selected by our spirits team in early Spring of 2025 and bottled at cask strength. These are still inaurguably some of the most sought-after stocks in the industry – so much so that the exact same mashbill bottled by the distillery at the very same aged, easily commands 2-3 times the price at retail. Here, we’re more interested in getting our customers this special bourbon at an incredible price. These maybe the final stocks to ever be released of these special lots of whisky. This barrel was distilled on January 11th, 2018 and bottled in late June of 2025, making it 7.5 years old. At a barrel strength of 112.2 proof, you’ll not find a better Bardstown distilled bourbon on the market for less.

TASTING NOTES

The nose is absolutely explosive and offers dense dark red cherry, huge coconut husk, brown sugar, dense rhubarb, quinaquina bark, Coppertone, and cacao. A subtle undertone of savory leather and earthy warehouse floor adds more layers as it opens. The palate is dense and oily with an almost pre-Prohibition-like character, dusty spices, sweet caramel, machine shop, fine leather shoe, sweet red fruit, and a huge peppery backbone. It's almost numbing and hints at an herbal core that seems to open with air alongside added sweetness. Obviously superior quality, but like one would expect, standing distinctly outside the standard character that the industry at large has cultivated.

About Willett

Willett Distillery is a family-owned Kentucky distillery near Bardstown, established in 1936 and known for its small-batch bourbon and rye whiskies, including the iconic Willett Pot Still Reserve. The distillery was resurrected in 2012 after operating as an independent bottler for a period, and now distills its own whiskey using unique pot stills. Willett is celebrated for producing high-quality, rich, and complex spirits and is considered a significant part of Kentucky's bourbon heritage

56.1% ABV

75cl