Noah's Mill Genuine Bourbon Whiskey Batch N°24-05

 

 

 

57,15°

Distillery : Willett Distillery - U.S.A.

New Charred Oak Barrels 

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Bourbon Whiskey

Bottled in 2024

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

Willett Distillery is one of the few distilleries in the US that remains family-owned. Founded in 1936, it is now run by the heirs of the founder, A. Lambert Willett. Within this distillery, Noah’s Mill is a brand that has been in existence for at least thirty years, initially it was marketed with a 15-year-old age statement, but from the early 2000s onwards it was sold only as a NAS. However, we know that, according to its recipe, it blends whiskies aged between 4 and 22 years (there must be more of the 4-year-old than the 22-year-old). Its mash bill is as follows: 72% maize, 13% rye and 15% barley. Originally, it was a blend from various distilleries, but recent batches come exclusively from Willett in Kentucky. This is one of the most recent batches, released by La Maison du Whisky for exclusive sale in France. 

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Cereals soaked in caramel, melting chocolate, olive oil, fir honey, hazelnuts. The cereals have a very rustic character, you can detect rye, roasted maize, pine nuts, and smooth, freshly sanded wood. Fresh vanilla, slightly syrupy fruit. On the palate, it’s truly coarse-grained, freshly harvested wheat, dry herbs, bread fresh from the oven. Soft brioche, spread with greengage jam, dry earth, barn, crushed almonds. Long and powerful finish, though not quite as intense as one might expect, abundance of grains, country bread, a knob of butter, dry twigs. Fried onions.

 

In Short, 

Rye is the grain that stood out most to me, it struck me as very rustic, even rough. I’d read that it was a smooth whisky, but I didn’t find it smooth at all, rather grainy, earthy and rustic. That said, I really appreciated its character, more grain and less sweetness than Blanton’s, but more power, variety and depth than Weller 12 Year Old. This one has its place on the shelves of bourbon enthusiasts. The price seems more or less right to me.

Score : 88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                            To Be Listened While Sipping : 

 

                                            Robb Benson - The Crow