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Woodford Res Strght Rye

Name: Woodford Res Strght Rye 700ml
SKU: 109626
Price: 79.99 NZD
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Whisky · USA · 700ml

$79.99each

What it tastes like

A straight rye whiskey with bold spice and balanced sweetness, pepper, oak and subtle fruit, and a smooth finish.

Warm spice
Oak

Additional information

Whisky
Style: USA
Origin: 700ml
Size

The story of Woodford Res Strght Rye

Woodford Reserve Straight Rye is a Kentucky rye whiskey from Brown-Forman's Woodford Reserve Distillery in Woodford County, first released in 2015. The site was the Labrot & Graham distillery before it took the Woodford Reserve name in 2004.

The mash bill is 53 per cent rye, 33 per cent corn and 14 per cent malted barley, a pre-Prohibition style ratio that puts rye, not corn, in front. It is bottled at 45.2 per cent, 90.4 US proof, with no age statement. The colour is rich honey. Rye, black pepper, cedar and cassia bark lead the nose, with a dusting of marzipan, and the palate runs to clove, mint, molasses and honey with hints of apple. The finish is long and sweetly spiced.

It can be drunk neat or on ice, but it is built for cocktails. A rye Manhattan is the obvious one, and an Old Fashioned made with it leans on pepper and clove.