Willett 18 Year D&M Exclusive Barrel# B44
Delicious, Chocolatey Bourbon
0 392
nReview by @numen
- Nose24
- Taste22
- Finish23
- Balance23
- Overall92
Show rating data charts
Distribution of ratings for this:
Color: The bourbon seems a bit light-color for an 18 year old spirit, almost like a well-ageing Sauternes.
The nose is very dark, full of chocolate malt, sawdust, thick and moist coffee cake, with traces of vanilla, cinnamon, mint, and mentholated maple reduction. There is a slight, but very pleasant and intriguing, sourness, like dark-chocolate covered cherries.
The palate is extremely smooth, and seems nowhere near the slightly elevated proof (94). Maple and honey dominate, with coconut shavings, cocoa nibs, aged maduro, brown spices, and dry oakiness singing backup. There's a small amount of pepper to round it out.
Finish: The chocolatey finish is dry, dark, and slightly bitter, and contrasts well with the sandalwood-like sweetness. There's some oak, but everything is well-balanced. Some qualities of an old-rum, though still a bourbon to the bone. Delicious
Find where to buy Willett whisky
49% ABV is actually extremely low for an 18 year old Willett bourbon. 55% ABV would still be low for this age of uncut American whiskey. Most would start upwards of 55%, and 68% and 69% ABV is not uncommon.