Woodford Reserve whiskies

History

Elijah Pepper was distilling on the estate from the beginning of the 19th century, and later James Crow worked there, a chemist of Scottish origin credited with perfecting the sour mash method that almost all bourbon uses today. In the middle of the century the distillery passed to other owners, who named it Labrot & Graham. It closed in the middle of the 20th century and spent decades abandoned. In the nineties Brown-Forman bought it, restored it and launched Woodford Reserve as a premium bourbon. Today it is one of the most visited distilleries in Kentucky.

House style

Woodford Reserve’s style is rich and balanced: caramel, vanilla, dried fruit, nuts, chocolate and spice, with very well integrated oak. The house combines whiskey triple distilled in copper pot stills with the house’s column whiskey. Double Oaked goes into a second, heavily toasted cask and gains sweetness and wood. It is a medium-bodied bourbon with a long, dry, spicy finish.

Where to start

Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select is the way in: rich, balanced and versatile, ideal neat or in an Old Fashioned. Double Oaked is sweeter and deeper, with plenty of wood. If you like spicy profiles, Woodford Reserve Rye is a very good option for cocktails. Drink them neat or with a large ice cube. If you like them, compare them with Old Forester, from the same house, to see two faces of Brown-Forman.

• Woodford Reserve Distiller's SelectBourbon · 43.2% ABV
• Woodford Reserve Double OakedBourbon · 43.2% ABV
• Woodford Reserve RyeRye · 45.2% ABV