Willett Family Estate Single Barrel Bourbon 6 Year Old #727 104.8 Proof TREE FIDDY

Barrel #727 from the Willett Family Estate single barrel program — six years old, bottled at 104.8 proof, and released under the "Tree Fiddy" private-selection nickname on a custom illustrated label.

Willett Family Estate single barrels are bottled one cask at a time at full proof with no chill filtration, with the barrel number, age and proof recorded on the label rather than averaged across a batch. Private picks from this era often came back with custom artwork and a nickname chosen by the selecting group in place of a standard Willett label, which is a large part of why they've become collectible in their own right.

Six years is the young end of the Family Estate range, and at 104.8 proof this is the most approachable corner of it — lower heat than the barrel-proof monsters in the lineup, with the grain-forward sweetness and bright fruit that shorter maturation keeps intact. It's a Willett single barrel you can pour neat without reaching for water.

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Sweet grain, fresh caramel, vanilla, light citrus and young oak.
• Palate: Soft and round — corn sweetness, brown sugar, light baking spice and gentle tannin.
• Finish: Medium length and clean, sweet oak fading through gentle spice.

Specs

• Producer: Willett Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
• Expression: Willett Family Estate single barrel private selection
• Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Barrel: #727 — "Tree Fiddy"
• Age: 6 years
• Proof: 104.8 (52.4% ABV)
• Filtration: Non-chill filtered, barrel strength
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What does "Tree Fiddy" refer to? It's the nickname carried on this barrel's custom private-selection label. Willett prints the selecting group's chosen name and artwork on private picks alongside the official barrel, age and proof data, which is how individual barrels end up remembered and traded by name rather than by number alone.
• How does a six-year Willett compare to the older expressions? Six years is the young end of the Family Estate lineup. The whiskey is more grain- and fruit-driven with far less oak dominance than the 8, 12 and 19-year releases, and at 104.8 proof it drinks noticeably easier than the higher-proof barrels in the range.
• Is 104.8 proof barrel strength? Yes. Family Estate single barrels go into the bottle at whatever the cask measured when it was dumped — nothing added, nothing filtered out. A younger barrel in a cooler warehouse position simply lands lower than the 120-plus barrels Willett is better known for.