← Woodford Reserve
Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Rye
- Age
- No age statement
- ABV
- 45.2%
Tasting
How it drinks
- Sight
- Amber gold with copper tones; slightly lighter than the bourbon, medium legs
- Nose
- Juicy and fruity — cherry bubblegum, brown sugar, vanilla, licorice, and mildly sweet citrus (orange, lime). Sweet musty oak underneath. More fruity and candy-like than the bourbon
- Palate
- Oily texture with dark brown sugar, dried fruits, tobacco, and barrel char. Rye spice builds mid-palate — black pepper, cinnamon — but remains balanced by the 53% rye mash bill's fruitiness. Less sweet than the bourbon but more complex spice profile
- Finish
- Medium finish with lingering rye spice, dried fruit, tobacco, and gentle oak. The rye grain's characteristic dryness comes through in the finish, contrasting with the bourbon's sweeter fade
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
- New charred American oak barrels — 53% rye
- 33% corn
- 14% malted barley mash bill
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