To have fun Bourbon Heritage Month, Woodford Reserve right this moment releases a brand new limited-edition bottle as a part of its annual Distillery Sequence – Honey Barrel End.
This new product is Woodford Reserve Bourbon completed in barrels that after saved honey.
This expression demonstrates the flexibility of a bourbon barrel – and the flexibility to recycle them for a number of makes use of.
Woodford Reserve Distillery loaned a few of its freshly-dumped bourbon barrels to an area honey bee farmer in Woodford County, Ky. That farmer then aged his honey within the barrels.
The barrels have been later returned to Woodford Reserve Distillery the place they have been refilled with bourbon to create the proper subtly candy liquid.
The result’s a good looking uncooked honey coloration liquid that options floral and toasty notes together with honey suckle, lemon peel, toasted coconut and honey graham cracker.
“The most effective elements of my job is with the ability to experiment with new methods of constructing Woodford Reserve,” stated Grasp Distiller Chris Morris. “It’s been rewarding to work with a honey producer right here in Woodford County to create this distinctive Distillery Sequence expression and help native enterprise and agriculture.”
Honey Barrel End is a part of Woodford Reserve’s Distillery Sequence, which Morris created to push Woodford Reserve’s inventive boundaries of whiskeys to the intense. Every choice is masterminded by Morris and Assistant Grasp Distiller Elizabeth McCall and is out there in restricted portions with a purchase order restrict of two bottles per particular person on the Woodford Reserve Distillery and restricted Kentucky retailers. There are three annual releases of the Distillery Sequence.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Uncooked Honey.
Aroma: Floral notes of honeysuckle and lemon peel mix with spicy clove, toasted coconut and honey graham cracker character.
Taste: Wealthy uncooked honey, daring baking spices softened by toasted oak and coconut maltiness.
End: Lengthy and Toasty.
Honey Barrel End is out there in 375ml bottles at 90.4 Proof. It’s obtainable for an SRP of $59.99
