willett 10 year son of a sipper

This is a review for a Willett Family Estate Single Barrel Rye aged 10 years from barrel 2305, bottled at 59.0% ABV, named Son of a Sipper, bottle 146/153. I bought this bottle in Annapolis, Maryland at a reasonable secondary market price of $600. I have in recent reviews declared my most expensive bottle of the year (Balvenie TUN) and best bottle of the year (Xiaman mezcal). Premature statements! I decided to open this bottle for Christmas time, and it is both more expensive than the Balvenie TUN, and better than the Xiaman mezcal. Willett makes the best rye, period. If you can find any offering of a rye around 10 years old for a reasonable price, it should be an automatic purchase. Of course, what is reasonable will be variable and dependent on your disposable income, but even if you are homeless, I would recommend trying a well-aged (6+ years) Willett Family Estate rye one time. Son of a Sipper is a Christmas kiss. It has notes of limoncello, cinnamon, pine needles, and a freshly mowed lawn; let’s get that out of the way. But, deeper down, there is chocolate, iris, pinecones, and lipstick. Most ryes have a distinctively masculine profile, but this rye is beautiful and soft. It is 59% ABV, but tastes like it could be 50%; a hallmark of quality.