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Rowan's Creek

100.1 Proof (50.05% ABV) · Small Batch; NAS (~6–8 Years)

Quick Profile

Proof: 100.1 Proof (50.05% ABV)
ABV: 50.05%
Age: Small Batch; NAS (~6–8 Years)
Region: Kentucky

Flavor Profile

Sweet & Dessert-Like Smoky & Earthy Grain & Cereal Herbal

What to Expect: This bottle leans toward Sweet & Dessert-Like, Smoky & Earthy, and Grain & Cereal notes. Specific descriptors include caramel, char / smoke, corn sweetness, and dried herbs.

Caramel Char / Smoke Corn Sweetness Dried Herbs Mint

Named for the creek that runs through the distillery site; floral pear, caramel corn, mint, herbal spice, and charred wood.

What Defines This Bottle

Proof

100.1 proof places this bottle in the 100–109.9 Proof range.

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Age

This bottle carries no single stated age. Federal labeling rules only require an age statement when a whiskey is younger than 4 years, so a bottle without one may be genuinely young or simply old enough that stating it became optional.

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Production Details

Disclosed production notes from Willett Distillery -- structured, sourced facts, not a tasting review.

Cooperage: Charred New American White Oak (Char #4 standard).
Warehouse Notes: Historic stone-foundation, timber-and-iron warehouses perched on the high ridges of Bardstown.

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