Woodford Reserve

Woodford Reserve Distiller 's Select - Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey - Woodford Reserve is a handmade Small Batch - Bourbon whiskey, which is produced in Woodford County, Kentucky. The Whiskey Woodford Reserve is marketed by Brown - Forman Corporation. The production of the whiskey made ​​in the Woodford Reserve Distillery, which is about 8 miles away from the town of Versailles, Kentucky. Each bottle is marked with a batch number and bottle number. Woodford Reserve has an alcohol content of 43.2 % by volume

History

The birthplace of this bourbon is the distillery Labrot & Graham, which is located in Woodford County, Kentucky since 1812. This makes it the oldest of nine bourbon distilleries in Kentucky that are still in operation. In 1995, the Woodford Reserve Distillery in the National Register of Historic Places NRHP under no was. 95001272 included, since 2000, she is one of the National Historic Landmarks.

Production

The Woodford Reserve Distillery is the smallest, oldest and slowest active distillery in Kentucky. Woodford Reserve is made ​​from corn, rye, barley and spring water from limestone soils. There is a 5-7 day traditional yeast fermentation ( fermentation ) to the sour-mash method. After the fermentation is carried out a triple distillation in copper pot stills. By mixing with distilled water, the alcohol content is adjusted to 55 % by volume. Now the Bourbon be filled into barrels. As the only whiskey maker Brown - Forman Corporation has its own cooperage, in the barrels of Woodford Reserve are produced ( Blue Grass Cooperage, Louisville Kentucky). In general, a bourbon aged for at least four years. The duration of barrel maturation and the exact time of bottling, however, decides on Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Chris Morris alone the.

Reviews and Awards

2005: profit of double gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. ( 2010 2008 ) medals at this annual event; Since then the brand got Gold (2006-2007 2011-2012) and silver.

Woodford Reserve Master 's Collection

In 2005, the first bottles of Woodford Reserve Master 's Collection, a premium series were produced. Since then, a limited collection at selected locations is offered annually. Spirits ratings aggregator proof66.com, Which averages scores from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Wine Enthusiast, the Beverage Testing Institute, and others, ranks Woodford Reserve in its highest ( " Tier 1 " ) scoring category.