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distillerywillettdistillery.com
Bardstown, KY
Authors of memorable Kentucky Bourbon & Kentucky Rye Whiskey
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The Willett family distilling legacy began in Kentucky shortly after the Civil War. John David Willett was the Master Distiller and part owner of Moore, Willett & Frenke Distillery in Bardstown, KY. John David’s son Lambert Willett walked 5 miles each way to his distill-ing job at the current site of Barton’s. It wasn’t until Lambert began working at the Bernhiem Distillery in Louisville that he purchased a car for his commute. Lambert worked 6 days a week for nearly a decade at Bernhiem.
During prohibition Lambert raised cattle and hogs to support his family and community. The effects of prohibition were devastating to the Bourbon Capitol of the World. Immediately following the repeal of prohibition in December of 1933, Lambert’s son Thompson Willett be-gan learning the distilling trade working alongside his father at the age of 25.
Est. 1936. Three short years after prohibition, the Willett family chose the highest point in Nelson County, Kentucky to begin construction on what is now the Willett Distillery. By St Patrick’s Day 1937, the first barrel of whiskey was rolled into Warehouse A.
After 80 years, Willett remains independently family owned and operated. Under the leadership of par-ents Even and Martha Willett Kulsveen, the fifth generation of family distillers, siblings Britt and Drew Kulsveen, are continuing the family tradition of spirits excellence, generosity and southern hospitality. Janelle Kulsveen, Drew’s wife, hosts visitors from all over the world for tours and tastings. The over 43,000 annual visitors have necessitated a number of expansion projects on the Willett property including the addition of a premium cocktail bar.
Family of Brands: Willett Pot Still Reserve, Johnny Drum Private Stock, Johnny Drum Black Label, Old Bardstown Bottled In Bond, Old Bardstown Estate Bottled, Old Bardstown 90 Proof, Noah’s Mill, Row-an’s Creek, Pure Kentucky, Kentucky Vintage and the Willett Family Estate collection.
Come visit our whiskey shop for a tour or complimentary tasting. Distillery tours are available year-round and last between 45 minutes and an hour. The distillery address is 1869 Loretto Road, Bardstown, KY 40004. For holiday closings or to book your tour call 502-348-0899 or visit us online at www.willettdistillery.com.
Authors of Memorable Kentucky Bourbon & Kentucky Rye Whiskey
At Willett Distillery, it’s our job to make memorable whiskey. It’s your job to savor slowly and make lasting memories.
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If Even were a whiskey he would be Johnny Drum Black Label, a classic balance with equal parts caramel, oak and pepper. Born in Norway, Even’s meticulous attention to detail served him well in roles ranging from barkeep to military cook and fine decanter craftsman. Together Even and his wife Martha Willett Kulsveen purchased the distillery property in 1984. Immediately Even’s expertise in export markets became an imperative value. Popular-ity for brown spirits in the US was on the decline while numerous foreign markets were growing. Asian markets demonstrated a thirst for whiskey and an appreciation for artistic packaging. Even positioned Willett to provide the best of both. During the distillery dormant years, Even sold premium aged products overseas. Single barrels were
sold via independent contract bottling as well as specially co-mingled small batch selections. Even developed the heightened palate discretion of a Master Blender - a gift that has shaped the current boutique small batch collection. Even is a profound and willing teacher, not only to his son and daughter that work along side him but to everyone that crosses his path. Even works seven days a week and can only be lured away by his delightful grandchildren.
Even Kulsveen
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Britt Kulsveen
If Britt were a whiskey she would be Pure Kentucky, the Gemini of Bourbons. Like this aptly named whiskey, Britt is vibrant, bold and spicy. Britt is a native of Bardstown, KY and graduate of Louisiana State University where she studied political science and responsible consumption. Britt also studied distillation at L’allemond Ethanol Tech in Montreal, Quebec. In 2005, following the wake of hurricane Katrina, Britt returned home to join the family distilling business. Britt and her brother Drew represent the family’s fifth generation to work at the Willett Distillery since its construction in 1936. Britt is responsible for everything from compliance to strategy and development. Britt and her cheerful daughter Scout enjoy entertaining and cooking together (most especially purple, chocolate chip pancakes) in their historic home
located in the most beautiful small town in America. Britt’s commitment to positive thinking has an infectious and uplifting impact on friends, family and coworkers.
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Drew Kulsveen
If Drew were a whiskey he would be Willett Family Estate Rye. The elegant exterior honors a long storied family his-tory marked by courage and generosity while the liquid inside has a forward fresh flavor that is youthful yet mature. Drew is a native of Bardstown, KY and graduate of Western Kentucky University where he exemplified a commit-ment to school spirit by wooing the star of the dance team to marry him. After graduating with degrees in mar-keting and economics, Drew returned home for a complete education in the family business. Initially, Drew spent much of his time studying the careful precision of co-mingling whiskey but soon Drew’s knack for all things engi-neering would land him in the distillery. Over the years, Drew has developed additional mash bills to expand the
company’s bourbon and rye portfolio earning him three nominations for James Beard Awards in the outstanding spirits professional category. When he is not making whiskey, Drew travels the country sharing his passion with bourbon newcomers and seasoned enthusiasts alike. Drew and Janelle live in Bardstown, KY with their endearing children Baron and Bridjette. They are known to welcome guests with the most generous and authentic variety of southern hospitality.
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JanelleKulsveen
If Janelle were a whiskey she would be Rowan’s Creek, a clever amber with floral and candy shop qualities that draw one in. Janelle’s charismatic windy-city personality caught the attention of husband Drew Kulsveen from the stands of the WKU stadium where she performed on the dance team in-between marketing classes. Drew tempt-ed Janelle back to his hometown of Bardstown, KY where Janelle supports the family business by entertaining the more than 43,000 guests that tour the Willett property annually. Janelle’s background in retail and distribution management with Fruit of the Loom contributes to the popularity of the Willett whiskey shop which hosts the most coveted of enthusiast
apparel. In the midst of multiple construction projects to expand the visitor experience, Janelle is committed to welcoming guests with that same Willett brand of exemplary hospitality that has become a family tradition. You will often here the family say, I never go to work, only my second home. While there may be more pets, legos and tutus in the home Janelle shares with Drew, Bri-djette and Baron, the warmth and the whiskey is consistent.
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Willett Pot Still Reserve47% ABV / 94 Proof
tasting notesNose is “ vanilla lemon cake”. The palate is a balance of caramel, vanilla, spices, and citrus.
Willett Family EstateBottled RyeCask Strength
tasting notesSingle barrel selections, varies by bottling.
Willett Family EstateBottled Bourbon
tasting notesSingle barrel selections, varies by bottling.
Old BardstownBottled In Bond50% ABV / 100 Proof
tasting notesThe nose is “Fun Dip” candy, that sugary stick dipped into cherry flavoring.The palate is a cherry hard candy, an oily mouth feel, vanilla caramel candies and notes of oak.
Cask Strength
Tasting Notes courtesy of Bill Thomas, Jack Rose Dining Saloon
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KentuckyVintage45% ABV / 90 Proof
tasting notesNose is sweet vanilla, ripe fruit, and oak notes. The palate is buttery with a sweetness that I can only describe as “candied corn.”The oak notes cut the sweetness, reminding you that you’re drinking a Bourbon.
Noah’sMill57.15% ABV / 114.3 Proof
tasting notesOne of the most lush and rich Whiskeys on the market. The nose is walnuts, prunes, and floral notes. The palate mimics the nose with walnuts, prunes, spices, intertwined with lavender and balanced with the perfect amount of acid, that leads you down a path of lingering burnt caramel.
Rowen’sCreek
tasting notesBringing your nose to the glass and your olfactory is treated to caramel and vanilla layered on herbal and floral notes.The mouthfeel starts oily but finishes dry.On the palate you are treated to sweet cara-mel, vanilla, dusted in floral notes... finishing notes of oak and a lingering spiciness.
PureKentucky53% ABV / 107 Proof
tasting notesAptly named, because when you think of Kentucky, you think Bourbon.The nose is tofee, fruit, eucalyptus and oak.The palate is cinnamon, to ee, caramel, pep-per, oak, and spices.
50.5% ABV / 100.1 Proof
Tasting Notes courtesy of Bill Thomas, Jack Rose Dining Saloon
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43% ABV / 86 Proof
tasting notesThe nose is reminiscent of walking along the edge of the woods where flowers, mint and honeysuckle are growing at the base of pine trees. The palate is an oily caramel carrying notes of oak and a peppery finish.
tasting notesThe nose is sour apple, vanilla, and oak. the palate is a snowball rolling over fruits, vanil-la, and spices, mixing them all together into a well balanced and complex whiskey.
50.5% ABV / 101 Proof
Johnny Drum86 Proof
Johnny DrumPrivate Stock
Old Bardstown90 Proof
tasting notesA classic Bourbon. On the nose, caramel, oak, vanilla, and just a hint of floral notes.The palate follows with more of the same.A softer style Bourbon, this is a great gate-way dram to converting someone to becom-ing a Bourbon drinker.
45% ABV / 90 Proof
Willett 80 YearAnniversary50% ABV / 100 Proof
tasting notesYou can barely get the glass to your nose before you think of Christmas. Its rich complexity of ginger, spice, candied citrus, and oak makes you want to snap a piece of a gingerbread house. Fruits, chocolate, and never ending spice rapped in vanilla. The flavors are nicely balanced. Give this one a little time in the glass to open up and show its true depth. You’ll be glad you did.
Tasting Notes courtesy of Bill Thomas, Jack Rose Dining Saloon
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st p
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key
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say
s
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ma
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ust
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st a
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d t
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ers
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s th
at
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lett
reli
ed
on
ha
d d
win
dle
d b
y t
he
tim
e t
hey
we
re a
ble
to
reb
oo
t
the
sti
lls.
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e w
ou
ld h
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be
en
in
a w
orl
d o
f h
urt
if
we
ha
d
no
t st
art
ed
ba
ck u
p,”
say
s K
uls
ve
en
.
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le
ad
s m
e t
o o
ne
of
the
Wil
lett
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ou
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ou
the
rn
sun
lig
ht
see
pin
g t
hro
ug
h s
ma
ll w
ind
ow
s, t
he
bu
ild
ing
ho
lds
6,0
00
ba
rre
ls o
f sl
ow
ly a
gin
g b
ou
rbo
n a
nd
ry
e. Th
ou
gh
Ku
lsv
ee
n i
nte
nd
s to
ke
ep
mo
st o
f it
fo
r a
de
ca
de
or
mo
re,
Wil
lett
ha
s a
lre
ad
y r
ele
ase
d s
om
e o
f it
s o
wn
dis
till
ate
in
its
ca
sk-s
tre
ng
th F
am
ily
Est
ate
bo
ttli
ng
s a
s w
ell
as
in t
he
aff
ord
ab
le O
ld B
ard
sto
wn
se
rie
s. Th
ey’r
e a
lso
slo
wly
intr
od
uc
ing
it
into
th
eir
sev
en
or
so o
the
r b
ran
ds.
BO
TT
LE
SE
RV
ICE
The
Wil
lett
W
his
ke
ys
Th
e n
ew
dis
till
ery
at
Wil
lett
is
alr
ea
dy
y
ield
ing
so
me
gre
at
bo
ttle
s. G
o t
o
ke
ntu
cky
bo
urb
on
w
his
ke
y.c
om
for
wh
ere
to
fin
d t
he
m.
Wil
lett
Fa
mil
y
Esta
te B
ott
led
3
-Ye
ar
Sm
all
B
atc
h R
ye
($
45
)
Th
e s
ce
nt
of
this
rye
mix
es
ma
ple
wit
h a
rom
ati
c
wo
od
. Ora
ng
ey
an
d
sp
icy
wit
h a
to
uc
h
of
ch
arc
oa
l, it
bri
ng
s c
om
ple
xit
y
to c
oc
kta
ils.
Wil
lett
Fa
mil
y
Esta
te B
ott
led
5
-Ye
ar
Sin
gle
B
arr
el
Bo
urb
on
($
60
)
A c
rèm
e b
rûlé
e
pa
late
min
gle
s w
ith
mu
sh
roo
my
no
tes
.
It b
loo
ms
wit
h
sa
lte
d-c
ara
me
l
fla
vor
wh
en
yo
u
ad
d w
ate
r.
Old
Ba
rdsto
wn
90
P
roo
f B
ou
rbo
n
($2
0)
H
on
ey
-ro
as
ted
nu
ts o
n t
he
no
se
yie
ld t
o b
utt
ery
fla
vor
an
d n
ote
s o
f
dri
ed
cit
rus
in t
his
sm
oo
th, e
as
y (
an
d
aff
ord
ab
le)
sip
pe
r,
en
din
g in
a li
p-
sm
ac
kin
g f
inis
h.
Old
Ba
rdsto
wn
B
ott
led
in
Bo
nd
10
0 P
roo
f B
ou
rbo
n (
$2
2)
A
co
mp
lex
ora
ng
e
pe
el a
nd
gin
ge
r
sc
en
t re
so
lve
s in
to
a c
ara
me
l-c
orn
sw
ee
tne
ss
he
re,
wit
h a
ba
lan
cin
g
bit
tern
es
s o
n
the
fin
ish
.
Old
Ba
rdsto
wn
E
sta
te B
ott
led
10
1 P
roo
f B
ou
rbo
n
($2
8)
A
ric
h v
an
illa
no
se
an
d a
n h
erb
ac
eo
us
mid
pa
late
—th
ink
of
fre
sh
-cu
t g
ras
s
an
d s
oil—
wit
h
bri
gh
t e
nd
no
tes
of
cit
rus
ze
st
in t
his
po
ten
t d
rin
k.
MA
RC
H 2
018
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LL
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Ku
lsv
ee
n t
ak
es
a d
rill
to
a c
ask
, c
ap
turi
ng
th
e s
tre
am
in
tuli
p-s
ha
pe
d g
lass
es
be
fore
sta
nch
ing
th
e fl
ow
wit
h a
wo
od
en
plu
g.
“It’
s a
ll a
bo
ut
fig
uri
ng
ou
t th
e d
iffe
ren
t p
rofi
les
of
the
ba
rre
ls a
nd
ho
w t
hey
me
ld t
og
eth
er,
” sa
ys
Ku
lsv
ee
n.
“I w
an
t
cha
rac
ter.
I w
an
t it
to
sta
nd
ou
t.”
We
sn
iff,
the
n s
ip.
This
is
a fi
ve
-ye
ar-
old
wh
ea
ted
bo
urb
on
an
d a
new
ma
sh b
ill
for
Wil
lett
: 6
5 p
erc
en
t co
rn—
the
ma
in
gra
in i
n b
ou
rbo
n—
plu
s 15
pe
rce
nt
ma
lte
d b
arl
ey a
nd
20
pe
rce
nt
wh
ea
t. I
t is
sti
ll y
ou
ng
, th
e g
rain
flav
or
no
t y
et
ba
lan
ced
by
th
e w
oo
d,
bu
t it
alr
ea
dy
ta
ste
s d
eli
cio
usl
y l
ike
ora
ng
e m
arm
ala
de
on
bri
och
e t
oa
st.
Tho
ug
h t
he
old
fa
mil
y r
ec
ipe
s a
re s
till
in
use
, w
he
ate
d
bo
urb
on
, w
hic
h i
s sm
oo
the
r a
nd
sw
ee
ter,
dri
ve
s W
ille
tt’s
dis
till
ing
no
wa
day
s. Th
ere
are
mo
re u
pd
ate
s, t
oo
. In
te
rms
of
dis
till
ing
, K
uls
ve
en
is
ex
pe
rim
en
tin
g w
ith
sta
ve
cu
rin
g a
nd
diff
ere
nt
ba
rre
l
wo
od
s. A
t th
e n
ew v
isit
or
cen
ter,
ov
ers
ee
n b
y
Ku
lsv
ee
n’s
wif
e, J
an
ell
e, a
ba
r
wil
l o
pe
n t
his
sp
rin
g f
or
cock
tail
s, l
ibra
ry p
ou
rs,
an
d
sma
ll p
late
s. A
nd
th
e
gri
stm
ill
an
d s
om
e c
ab
ins
hav
e b
ee
n t
ran
sfo
rme
d i
nto
gu
est
ho
use
s.
New
re
cip
es,
new
ho
spit
ali
ty—
Ku
lsv
ee
n i
s
ba
lan
cin
g h
is h
eri
tag
e w
ith
inn
ov
ati
on
to
cre
ate
a W
ille
tt
for
the
21s
t ce
ntu
ry.
I c
an
alr
ea
dy
ta
ste
it
in t
he
gla
ss:
bo
urb
on
th
at’
s m
ore
ap
pro
ach
ab
le t
ha
n i
n t
he
pa
st,
ye
t d
ee
ply
nu
an
ced
—
ha
nd
cra
fte
d b
y a
fift
h-
ge
ne
rati
on
Ke
ntu
cky
dis
till
er
wit
h t
he
sto
ma
ch t
o l
et
ea
ch
ba
rre
l si
t u
nti
l it
hit
s it
s sw
ee
t
spo
t. “
Tim
e i
s re
all
y t
he
ma
gic
al
ing
red
ien
t,”
he
say
s,
tak
ing
a s
ip.
“Yo
u j
ust
hav
e t
o
wa
it,
wa
it,
wa
it.”
WIL
LE
TT
RY
E
SW
IZZ
LE
Tota
l 5 m
in;
Ma
ke
s 1
Th
is c
oc
kta
il w
ork
s w
ith
an
y
lig
hte
r-b
od
ied
, h
igh
-pro
of
ag
ed
ry
e.
2
o
z.
Wil
lett
Fa
mil
y
Es
tate
Bo
ttle
d 3
-Ye
ar
Sm
all
Ba
tch
Ry
e,
or
oth
er
hig
h-p
roo
f, l
igh
t-
bo
die
d r
ye
11 /
2 T
bs
p.
fre
sh
lim
e j
uic
e
1
oz
. T
ipp
lem
an
’s D
ou
ble
Sp
ice
d F
ale
rnu
m
Co
ck
tail
Sy
rup
3
d
rop
s a
rom
ati
c b
itte
rs
(su
ch
as
An
go
stu
ra)
Lim
e w
he
el
an
d f
res
h
min
t s
pri
ng
, fo
r g
arn
ish
Fil
l a h
igh
ba
ll g
las
s w
ith
ice
cu
be
s.
Po
ur
rye
, li
me
juic
e,
an
d F
ale
rnu
m s
yru
p o
ve
r ic
e.
Sti
r u
nti
l gla
ss
is f
ros
ty,
ab
ou
t 2
0 s
ec
on
ds
. T
op
wit
h
bit
ters
. G
arn
ish
wit
h li
me
wh
ee
l an
d m
int
sp
rig
; s
erv
e
wit
h a
str
aw
.
54
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LL
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OO
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ND
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