Whiskey: Woodford Reserve MD Fathers Day 2024 – 1 | 700ML

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Size: 700ML

Proof: 90.4 (45.2%ABV)

Origin: United States

Distillery: Woodford Reserve

This whisky is truly a delight for the senses and will be sure to please even the most discerning whisky connoisseur. Enjoy it neat or on the rocks for an unforgettable experience.

Woodford Reserve MD Fathers Day 2024 – 1 | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Great elegance and charm on the nose.

Palate: This is extremely rich and very balanced in flavour.

Finish: Elegant long lasting aftertaste.

Distillery Information

Woodford Reserve is such a fixture among bourbon lovers that its hard to imagine that the brand only dates back to 1996 when it was launched by Brown-Forman. At the time the category was just beginning to recover after years in the doldrums, and the launch of a premium bourbon was a big statement of faith by the American whiskey giant. Named after Woodford County in Kentucky, initially it was made at the companys Shively distillery. But in 1994 the parent company bought the old Labrot and Graham Distillery in Versailles, Kentucky, which it had previously sold off in 1971 and refurbished it to make Woodford Reserve. This old distillery can trace its roots back to the pioneering days of American whiskey. A distiller named Elijah Pepper began producing small amounts of whiskey in 1797 in his little set-up, just behind the Woodford County Courthouse in Versailles, Kentucky. His product was popular and it wasnt long before he required a more substantial premises. Elijah founded his new distillery in 1812 on Grassy Springs in Glenns Creek, not far outside of Versailles. Following Elijahs death in 1831, his son Oscar Pepper hired Dr James Crow as the head distiller. Crow was a Scotsman and both physician and chemist. He is credited with championing sour mash fermentation, a key process with regard to the consistency of bourbon. Oscar Pepper died in 1865 and in 1878 the distillery was acquired by a French whiskey broker called Leopold Labrot and his partner, Kentucky-born James Graham. Labrot and Graham extended the facilities and ran their business under the name the Old Oscar Pepper Distillery. Save for closure during Prohibition, Labrot and Graham ran the distillery until 1940 when it was acquired by the Brown-Forman Corporation of Louisville. The distillery was intended to help the brand cope with the surge in demand following the abolition of Prohibition. Sadly, the Old Oscar Pepper Distillery fell into disuse shortly after, when smaller distilleries were deemed too costly and inefficient, and it was sold in 1971 and moth-balled.