Two master distillers share credit on Wolves Collaboration with Willett Batch 1: Marko Karakasevic and Willett’s Drew Kulsveen, blending a Kentucky straight rye whiskey together as The Rye Project, Volume One. The blend pulls six- and seven-year rye from warehouses A and H in Bardstown, and it leans deliberately sweet rather than sharp a low-rye philosophy that puts caramel, butterscotch, and toasted oak ahead of pepper heat. The release was limited to 623 cases, and bottles move quickly when they surface. Pour it neat and give the glass ten minutes; the sweetness opens into baking spice. This is rye for bourbon drinkers who want the grain’s character without the burn.