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Woodford Reserve Batch Proof 2018
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Distiller:
Brown-Forman
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Bottler:
Brown-Forman
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ABV:
62.9%
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Age:
NAS
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 93
- Publication: Distiller
- Excerpt: Lots going on with the aroma beginning with toasted oak, sweet vanilla, caramel, smoke, and coconut. Dry on the palate, but not too astringent.
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- Raided Score: 85
- Publication: Breaking Bourbon
- Excerpt: As one of the last major high proof holdouts, it doesn’t completely disappoint, but it isn’t a complete winner either.
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- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: This is good but a bit tannic and a bit hot. That said, I'm certain this is a barrel proofer, and on the oakier side, so I don't find either of those qualities to be excessive.
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Intro:
I tasted this dram blind and then got the reveal at a later time, so keep that in mind as you read through these notes.
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Nose:
Strong oak, cocoa, pepper, some cherry. Strong ethanol but nothing too wild.
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Taste:
Thick, rich, but hot. Powerful oak, honey, cherry and toffee. A little oakier than I would expect, but the heat is there. Peanuts, tobacco.
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Finish:
Long, hot and rich. Oaky, pepper, spice. Some vanilla, some tobacco but mostly ethanol and oak.
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Overall:
This is good but a bit tannic and a bit hot. That said, I'm certain this is a barrel proofer, and on the oakier side, so I don't find either of those qualities to be excessive.
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Score:
6
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