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We are pleased to announce the release of the Limited 2020 edition of Woodford Reserve Very Fine Rare Bourbon.

Woodford Reserve Collection was traditionally created to honour discoveries and innovations in the 1812 distillery site. This is the First of all future master’s collections focusing on modern innovation by it’s master distillers, Morris and McCall. This Master’s Collection includes liquid from barrels that are 17 years old, specially held back with other barrels for this special release.

We have put together 2 other Limited Release Master’s Collection bourbons, 2019 Woodford Reserve Master Collection Chocolate Malted Rye and 2017 Woodford Reserve Master Collection Cherry Wood Smoked Barley to complete this exclusive set.

Limited to only 20 sets.

Grab your sets now and begin your collection of Woodford Reserve Very Fine Rare Bourbon TODAY!

Bundle Includes :

• 1 x Woodford Reserve® Master Collection Chocolate Malted Rye
• 1 x Woodford Reserve® Master Collection Cherry Wood Smoked Barley
• 1 x Woodford Reserve® Very Fine Rare Bourbon

Woodford Reserve® Master Collection Chocolate Malted Rye

The 2019 Master’s Collection Chocolate Malted Rye uses a malted rye as a dynamic flavour contributor. The rye malt was roasted to a level that its natural sugars caramelized into a dark chocolate note. Composing 15% of the recipe, it makes this Kentucky Bourbon rich in mocha, dusty cocoa and assorted chocolate notes. Mash bill: 70% corn, 15% chocolate malted rye and 15% distiller’s malt.

Woodford Reserve® Master Collection Cherry Wood Smoked Barley

The 2017 Master’s Collection Cherry Wood Smoked Barley is the first Kentucky bourbon to use malted barley that has been exposed to wood smoke during its kilning process. This imparted a rich smoked almond note to the mash that carried over in the distillation process. With 30% malt content the Cherry Wood Smoked Barley mash bill has a greater amount of malt than traditional bourbon. The result is a rich, full-bodied bourbon.

Woodford Reserve® Very Fine Rare Bourbon

In the 1830’s our Woodford County distillery was the setting for a series of discoveries and innovative practices that would define the bourbon industry for generations to come. For this 2020 Master’s Collection release Master Distiller Chris Morris and Assistant Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall have drawn upon the rich history of that time and their own careers for inspiration.

Local newspapers from the 19th century highlighted auctions of highly aged Bourbon barrel lots as being “Very Fine” and “Rare.” The very rare barrels of Woodford Reserve featured in this Master’s Collection date back to the first year Morris became our Master Distiller. He and McCall have held them back from inclusion in their standard batching process to inaugurate this new package.

“Due to the heat-cycled warehousing at Woodford Reserve our product yield is extremely low. This makes a longer aged product at Woodford Reserve an extremely difficult accomplishment and therefore something that is quite rare.“ – Elizabeth McCall

The result is the Fall 2020 Master’s Collection release named Very Fine Rare Bourbon, a rich and darkly robust expression of Woodford Reserve Bourbon.