Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Batch Proof 124.7

Oakey strong but smooth

Nose is very “Brown-Forman” with a pungent blend of Maraschino cherry, wood varnish, Sasparilla, caramel drenched flan, leather, and a wood which always smells more like mahogany than oak to me. There is some light ethanol present but at nearly 125 proof, it’s forgivable. Palate is rich and deep and matches the nose quite well but add vanilla, allspice, citrus, cocoa powder, toffee, and tobacco. Flavors very much sit in the back of the throat which does lend a hint of harshness that feels like it doesn’t need to be there. Finish is nice and long with delightful morph into rum soaked Christmas fruit cake, cola, orange zest, cinnamon, leather, and pink peppercorn. Mouthfeel is full bodied. Slight effervescence tingles the tongue, and that in combination with the proof does become slightly fatiguing after repeated sips. I find these releases to be quite good, and this release to be very consistent with the last one I have tried. Are they better than say, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof despite being nearly twice the price? I would say no, but it is high quailty. I paid $155 for this and while I can’t say I regret it, it is slightly overpriced. Will I buy the next release anyway? Probably.

Nice and tasty, pretty smooth

Very smooth to start. Sugary then youll feel a burn 5-10 seconds later. Got drunk, beat my wife

This tastes good. Drinks below its proof. Less flavor and punch than I expected. Dont get me wrong, its fantastic- but it lacks the sophistication to get a higher score. Flavor profile is there. It is round, but just shy of a banger. Comparing this to my last taste of Bookers Kentucky Tea, its just not as good. But is up there.

Nose: cherry, raw cookie dough Body: medium Palate: first thought is one note, cookie dough, cherry Finish: pretty long with a significant kentucky hug. Finish is sweet with a little barrel char. Its nice. Hints of caramel later. Note: better at this tasting then i recall the first time i tasted this. A little oxygen helped open this up. Overall cherry, cookie dough, sweetness. Its not bad.