Now that the Woodford Reserve Distillery Sequence is again in motion, we’re excited to see what oddities the wizards in Versailles will preserve arising with. This new launch has two twists: It begins with Woodford Reserve Oat Grain Bourbon, then finishes it in a closely toasted secondary barrel. As at all times, this launch is primarily obtainable at Woodford Reserve’s distillery in addition to a handful of Kentucky retailers.
Now, the unique Oat Grain Bourbon, a 2018 Grasp’s Assortment launch with oats within the mashbill, was spicy and grainy in equal proportions — and arguably an acquired style for seasoned bourbon followers. Right here the toasted barrel ending takes issues to a deeper, clearly wood-driven stage, giving the nostril a tough fringe of lumberyard, which makes the whiskey come throughout as much less mature and extra underdeveloped than it’s. Peppery and oddly natural, there’s a refined smoky undertone right here that’s presumably pushed much less by barrel char, extra by barrel toast.
The palate is kind of savory, although a fleeting fringe of butterscotch provides a slight sweetness to a spirit that’s in any other case dominated by oak and recent grain. Notes of roasted meats and greens, barely ashy, shortly pull this whiskey again into the pasture, with a thick word of clove clinging to the again of the throat. I don’t love the end, which is a bit astringent and dusty — the least participating a part of an in any other case hit-and-miss expertise.
Nonetheless: Kudos for doing one thing else that’s properly off the crushed path.
90.4 proof.
B / $50 (375ml) / woodfordreserve.com
Woodford Reserve Distillery Sequence – Toasted Oak Oat Grain Bourbon
$50
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