Woodford Reserve Distillery Series Double Double Oaked 2019

Nose- Candied almonds, musty oak, caramel, vanilla, strawberry jam Palate- Wave of dusty oak, cherries, caramel, bitter almonds Finish- Medium, drying finish with notes of oak, caramel, and sweet fruits This surprised me in a great way. I was expecting an overpowering amount of oak, but it’s perfectly balanced. Lovely, sweet nose, with unique flavors of strawberry jam and almonds. The palate introduces a heavy amount of oak, with deep cherry notes and caramel. The finish could be longer, but this whiskey is great.

Amazing. Almost sweet taste. Very deep

Sweet nose almost like a strawberry scratch and sniff pencil. Unsurprisingly dominated with a strong oak flavor. Bitter with a short to medium finish. Little spice. Thin on the mouth feel. Very little nuance and not as balanced as double oaked.

A notable addition of smoky oak withspicy good finish.

WR Double Oaked was an early favorite of mine, and I have long since wanted to get my hands on this extra special rendition. Alas! Nose - brown sugar for days, so sweet, marzipan, cherry, and...brownie batter? Mouth - warm, syrupy, sweet, oaky tannins. WOAH sudden savory smoked meat (what?)! Like buttery rendered pork fat fresh off the smoker. Finish - smooth, no heat, so sweet. Okay, so maybe I’ve been drinking a little, but I’m not kidding about the surprise savory notes that came out of nowhere. I’m gonna attribute that to the smokey/woodiness coming from the extra time in the second toasted barrel. 5/5 for excitement and uniqueness, 4/5 because it's significantly sweeter than I'd normally prefer, so let's split the difference. Man this one was fun, let’s go again!

I was a little disappointed. Prefer the Double Oaked which is one of my favorite bourbons.