Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Batch Proof 121.2
Bourbon
Woodford Reserve // Kentucky, USA
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Whiskyfart
Reviewed July 12, 2024 (edited October 13, 2024)Until recently, I foolishly thought that Woodford's Batch Proof was the same every year so I never bothered to purchase another bottle after my first tasting a few years back. Oh the horror. This year I am righting that wrong. 2024's release is bottled at a lofty 121.2 proof and like previous years, the proof doesn't burn with regret. The nose does have an undercurrent of ethanol from proof but nothing more than expected. Vanilla with brown sugar carries a wave of baking spices making for a very delicious, classic bourbon scent profile. The taste opens sweet with brown sugar and a dusting of cocoa powder. Interestingly I don't taste much vanilla but perhaps it gets washed away by the sweet and spicy cinnamon sugar bomb mid taste. As that spice and accompanying tongue prickle smolder away, tannic oak takes center stage to dry up the taste. Oak carries into the finish and there's not much else happening but the finish is long and oily. There's a faint tartness.. some kind of berry on the finish but I can't really decipher it past the oak. Overall another solid release. Now that I am more in the know about Woodford's Batch Proof releases, I will be sure to keep my eye out for each and every special release.120.0 USD per Bottle -
PRIMITIVE_FPV
Reviewed May 26, 2024Ive just had a neck pour so far but really liking it. Drinking water to get the mouth wet a little brings it out a bit definitely going to try icing it. Purchased from costco for $109109.0 USD per Bottle -
PeteDahl123
Reviewed May 25, 2024Hot as expected all the way through. Some hidden layers of wood oak and sweetness but the heat masks much if it. I am interested to compare in a blinded line up of cask strengths though. Not sure this is worth the MSRP price point on first pour.150.0 USD per BottleVirginia ABC -
jdwit10
Reviewed May 21, 2024Easy... I could nose all day long...vanilla, banana, dried fruit, caramel.. Pallette: vanilla, caramel, mint.. Finish: Molasses, tobacco, dried fruit, caramel.. Awesome bourbon.. I will buy another150.0 USD per Bottle -
HighProofLife
Reviewed May 20, 2024Nose: Vanilla, oak, Taste Vanilla, oak, dark chocolate. Tart cherry Finish: Super dry, dark chocolate Not worth the $150 price tag. This was my first batch proof since 2019.150.0 USD per BottleVirginia State Capitol
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