Woodford Reserve Kentucky Derby 136 2010

Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Maple Wood Finish

Intro: This is the 2010 release, bottling #5, in the Woodford Reserve Master's Collection of special release bourbons. Prior years have featured Seasoned Oak, Sonoma Cutrer wine barrel finish, 1838 Sweet Mash, and Four Grain bottlings. Woodford Reserve claims that this is the first bourbon ever finished in barrels made from sugar maple wood. No...

Score 89/100

Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select

After Bulleit, this was the second ever bourbon I bought and I recall liking it and being surprised by the difference in style to the former. I picked this up last Christmas to primarily make a glaze for a ham with, but as the bottle's been sat on the spirits shelf (and not on my personal, and far superior whisk(e)y shelf, ha!), I've found the...

Score 83/100

Woodford Reserve Rye Whiskey

I was in the mood for a rye last week and picked this bottle up. Bottle open for a week, pour is neat in a glencairn. Nose: Nippy for 90.4 proof at first but setttles down after sitting for a few minutes. Fruit and vanilla. Think blackberry, red caramel apples, and pears covered in congealed vanilla cream. You know, that dessert fruit salad. Light...

Score 74/100

Woodford Reserve

Last night I was sipping some Slate bourbon. And it was great. I had it in a tasking glass and was enjoying it very much. But I can't do that with this whiskey, because it is too alcoholic. Granted, it is a nice dram but it's not worth the money. With Scotch if you double the money you spend you really notice it. Not with [this] bourbon it seems....

Score 75/100