Review & Tasting Notes
Finding a barrel pick of one of your favorite bottles in the wild can be well, wild! We just HAD to crack this bottle open and test it against its readily available namesake for a fair comparison, and it turned out to be a delightfully unique expression of the widely loved Double Oaked Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey from Woodford Reserve!
An innovative approach to twice-barreled bourbon creates the rich and colorful flavor of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked. Uniquely matured in separate, charred oak barrels – the second barrel deeply toasted before a light charring – extracts additional soft, sweet oak character.
| Tasting Notes | |
|---|---|
| Color | Deep Amber |
| Nose | Caranel Bomb! Lots of vanilla! Rich notes of dark fruit, caramel, sharp honey, dark chocolate, marzipan and toasted oak. Vanilla and orange zest with maybe even a hint of cherry coke |
| Palate | Vanilla custard and soft candied caramels melt in your mouth! A full-bodied mix of vanilla, dark caramel, toasted pecans, apple, apricot and spices. Burn sugar turns to blacked charred marshmallow |
| Finish | Charred oak with a hint of smoke finish this single barrel out. Long and creamy with lingering hints of honeyed apple. Vanilla stays with you till the end with waves of more chocolate and caramel. Orange zest lingers with a kentucky warmness |
How We Rated It
| JH RATING | |
|---|---|
| 4.25 | Nose |
| 4.50 | Palate |
| 4.00 | Finish |
| 4.25 | Presentation |
| 8.5 Overall Score | |
| W2 RATING | |
|---|---|
| 4.25 | Nose |
| 4.50 | Palate |
| 4.25 | Finish |
| 4.25 | Presentation |
| 8.63 Overall Score | |
