Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 10 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Cigar-boxes. Hint of charcoal. Palate Very firm. Full of flavours, tightly combined. Whole almonds, marzipan. Finish Very long. Flowery. Violets. Comment Perhaps encouraged by the dark-orange colour, the descriptors sound sweet but overall effect is one of pithy dryness, with great finesse.

Jim Murray Nose Pronounced oak softened by fruity rye and gentle vanilla. A little toffee and honey. Palate Big, big lift off with a powering oaky-rye surge and an immediate arrival of spice. Toasty towards the middle with the corn arriving late on. Finish Long, cocoa and oak finale; burnt toast with a spread of honey. Comment More oak and age than normal. Being small batch, it does vary but is always delicious.