Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Grain to glass
- Core range
On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Proof
- 90.4
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- BourbonKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- MSRP
- $37.99
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“Five sources of flavor Distiller's Select — pot+column hybrid at 90.4 proof”
Tasting notes
- nose
- dried fruit, orange peel, and soft floral lift over caramel, toasted oak, and brown sugar
- palate
- cocoa, spice, citrus, and creamy vanilla with rye pepper and wood tannin keeping 90.4 proof articulate neat or in cocktails
- finish
- long clean oak-spice fade with lingering dried fruit
Mash bill
- Corn72%
- Rye18%
- Malted barley10%
Brown-Forman / Woodford Distiller's Select mash bill commonly cited around 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% malted barley — rye for spice, malt for chocolate and bread crust, corn for sweetness. Flavor map claims 200+ detectable notes across grain, wood, spice, fruit, and floral categories.
- Cask
- New charred American oak
- Best served
- versatile
Awards
- Official bourbon of the Kentucky Derby
Why it's craft
Hybrid pot+column distillation and cypress fermentation at a National Historic Landmark — craft process inside Brown-Forman's flagship.
Woodford Reserve Distillery
Corporate-owned · Est. 1996 · Tours
Sources: shop.woodfordreserve.com, woodfordreserve.com