For years, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, run by the Kulsveen family, has been bottling fantastic whiskey under their numerous labels; Willett being just one of the expressions (along with Noah's Mill, Rowan's Creek, Johnny Drum, etc.). Willett Distillery was actually founded in the 1930s by former Bernheim superintendent Thompson Willett, but subsequent generations of the family would become disinterested in bourbon until the distillery finally closed. Evan Kulsveen, who married Willett's daughter, purchased the abandoned site in 1984 with plans to reopen his father-in-law's once-great operation. Almost 30 years later, his kids Drew and Britt have the site refurbished and producing some of Kentucky's finest bourbon. This rare expression is from their unusual wheated mashbill consisting of 65% corn, 20% wheat, and 15% malted barley. The 8 year age statement is not the age of the oldest bourbon in this batch, and the avereage age is likely over 10-year-old, although precise details about the age of this batch have been difficult to secure. It is bottled without chillfiltration to preserve the full character of this special spirit.