Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 3 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Restrained black chocolate. Cigar boxes. Hint of charcoal. Palate Very firm. Full of flavours, tightly combined. Whole almonds, marzipan. Root ginger. A touch of fresh oak, and some charcoal. Finish Very long. Flowery: violet. Comment Perhaps encouraged by the dark orange colour, the descriptors sound sweet, but the overall effect is one of flowery dryness, with great finesse.

Jim Murray Nose Cream-toffee and honeycomb. Vanilla and other gentle oaky tones waft through. Brilliant. Palate Subtle spices warm the palate only for the honey to calm things down again. Sweetcorn, and brilliant, toasty brown-sugared depth. Finish Some deft rye; the oak adds dryness. Comment A bourbon of stunning complexity that really has improved in the last year or so as the depth has intensified. Easily among the best on the market in the UK.