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United States, Rye
Lot 9 - Willett Rye 25 Years Old
Willett has always been a standard bearer for quality leading the charge after the repeal of Prohibition. Due to economic conditions the facility would halt distillation in 1970 and eventually pivot toward bottling. They were behind many of the great labels of this era and proved instrumental in ushering in a new Bourbon Renaissance.
In 2008, The Kulsveen family would bring their various brands under one label: Willett Family Estate, and in 2012 finally resume distillation on their premises. The purple tops would soon become synonymous with brilliance, but in the first several years the bottles were dipped in wax until being discontinued save a few exceptions.
See also, Lots 194-197