Woodford Reserve Batch Proof (2023 Release)

Description

Whiskey: Woodford Reserve Batch Proof (2023 Release)

Woodford Reserve is a bourbon brand not typically known for releasing extremely high-ABV, barrel-proof whiskey. But every year since 2018 Woodford has released its limited-edition Batch Proof bourbon, and the 2023 release is one of the strongest in this series.

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Size: 700ML

Proof: 124.7 (62.35%ABV)

Origin: United States

Distillery: Woodford Reserve

Batch Proof is a celebration of Woodford Reserves proprietary process blending barrels into a batch and then bottling the whiskey at its actual proof, straight from the barrel. Batch Proof is crafted using the same grain bill and process as Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon. The 2023 edition is 124.7 Proof.

Woodford Reserve Batch Proof (2023 Release) Tasting Notes

Nose: Nutty toasted almond, cherry and overripe banana with hints of oak sprinkled with citrus zest that evolves into lively pepper.

Palate: Peppery baking spice, cardamom and pine.

Finish: Concise finish of leather, cedar and dry vanilla.

Distillery Information

Woodford Reserve is aged at the Labrot & Graham Distillery, established in 1812 by Oscar Pepper with Scottish distiller, James Christopher Crow, making it the oldest distilling site still operating in Kentucky. Pepper chose the site due to the abundant supply of pure iron-free, calcium-rich limestone water, a critical ingredient for bourbon production. Aside from age and water quality, the Labrot & Graham Distillery is known as the home of some of the greatest advancements in the art of distillation. Pepper himself perfected the sour mash distilling process and insisted that his bourbon was aged in charred oak barrels. Both practices are now a requirement for an American whiskey to be called bourbon and, as a result, Pepper has been credited with helping to raise the standards of American whiskies. On top of being the smallest bourbon distillery, Labrot & Graham is also the slowest, taking a full seven days (against the usual three) to distil its whiskey due to a prolonged fermentation of the mash. The bourbon distilled at Labrot & Graham is also distinguished by being triple rather than double distilled.