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Willett Pot Still Reserve bourbon bottle lit on a barrel head before the distillery back-bar
Small Batch · Made in Kentucky · Batch No. 20C21
Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Pot Still
Reserve

The bourbon in the bottle shaped like the still that made it. Patient, unhurried, unmistakable.

94
Proof 47%
ABV Wheated
Mash Bill
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★ 4.8/5 · 612 reviews ◎ Bottled at the Willett Distillery, Bardstown KY ⌑ The iconic pot-still bottle ✦ 115 barrel entry proof
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Tasting Notes

How it
drinks

A wheated mash bill of 65% corn, 20% wheat and 15% barley, entered at 115 proof and aged into something soft, honeyed and slow to leave.

Best Neat One large rock A standout Old Fashioned
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NoseWarm caramel, vanilla bean and dried apricot, with a whisper of toasted oak.
PalateHoneyed corn and baked pear, rounded by soft wheat and a touch of brown butter.
FinishGentle baking spice over toasted oak. Long, warm and unhurried.
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94
Proof
47%
Alc / Vol
115
Barrel Entry Proof
65·20·15
Corn · Wheat · Barley
Pot Still
Bottle Form
Food pairings guide the palate and lift perceived value
Food Pairings

Pairs with the soft, sweet side

The honeyed, wheated profile leans sweet, so it loves salt, smoke and a little bitterness to balance.

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Smoked Pork

BBQ, ribs, brisket

Salty snacks, nuts and chips

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Marcona nuts, kettle chips

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Dark Chocolate

70% cacao and up

Dried apricots, fig and dates

Dried Fruit

Apricot, fig, date

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Three ways we pour it

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The Pot Still Old Fashioned in a cut-crystal rocks glass on the Willett backbar
Rocks glass

The Pot Still Old Fashioned

The house classic, built to let the soft, honeyed bourbon lead.

  • Pot Still Reserve 2 oz
  • Demerara syrup ¼ oz
  • Angostura bitters 2 dashes
  • Orange bitters 1 dash

Stir with ice until well chilled. Strain over one large cube. Express an orange peel over the top and drop it in.

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Bardstown Gold Rush in a coupe with a lemon twist and honey dipper
Coupe

Bardstown Gold Rush

Honey and lemon play straight into the wheated mash bill.

  • Pot Still Reserve 2 oz
  • Honey syrup ¾ oz
  • Fresh lemon juice ¾ oz

Shake hard with ice. Double-strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Bright & honeyed
Kentucky Mule poured into a hammered copper mug with mint and lime
Copper mug

Kentucky Mule

The long, easy pour for the porch on a warm evening.

  • Pot Still Reserve 2 oz
  • Fresh lime juice ½ oz
  • Ginger beer 4 oz

Build over ice in a copper mug. Top with ginger beer and stir once. Lime wedge and a mint sprig.

Long & refreshing

Measured for a single serve · Please enjoy responsibly

Lead with the real differentiator, the still-shaped bottle Willett Pot Still Reserve on the back-bar
Heritage

Shaped like the still
that made it

The bottle is an exact replica of the patented Willett pot still, the copper vessel built by Vendome Copper & Brass that gives this bourbon its name and its shape.

“We do this the slow way. Patient, unhurried. The art of distilling, drawn from Kentucky limestone water.”

Distilled, aged and bottled by the Willett family in Bardstown, Kentucky. Small batch, by hand, the way it has always been done.

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4.8
★★★★★
Across 612 verified reviews. 96% would recommend, most-loved for its softness and that unmistakable bottle on the shelf.
★★★★★

“Smoothest pour in my cabinet for the price. The wheat really shows, barely needs ice.”

Marcus T. · Verified buyer
★★★★★

“Bought it for the bottle, kept buying it for the bourbon. Makes a beautiful Old Fashioned.”

Dana R. · Verified buyer
★★★★☆

“A gift that always lands. The decanter shape gets a reaction every single time.”

Will P. · Verified buyer
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From the Willett Family

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