Woodford Reserve 2023 ‘Master’s Collection’ Series No.19 Sonoma Triple Finish 700ml 45.2%

Finished in Wine and Brandy barrels

Details
700ml: 45.2%alc (90.4 proof)
Region: Kentucky, USA
Cask: Bourbon – Pinot/Brandy finish
Series No: 19
Bottler: Woodford Reserve
Release Date: May 2024 (AU)

Description
The 19th edition of Woodford’s ‘Masters Collection’ see’s Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall incorporate 3-barrel types for a triple finish. It included finishing Woodford Reserve in Sonoma County wine barrels that had originally been used to mature Woodford Reserve. The result, Sonoma Triple Finish, is a unique blend of Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey that has been finished in Sonoma County Pinot Noir, Brandy, and former Bourbon barrels used to age red wine.

Sonoma Triple Finish is a rich, fruity, vanilla and spice-forward expression of Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

The Distillery comments;
“For this 2023 release, Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall has drawn upon prior creative releases and continued product experimentation for inspiration. In 2014, the Master’s Collection released the first Pinot Noir finished Kentucky Bourbon in history, Sonoma-Cutrer Pinot Finish. This was followed in 2016 with the first-ever American Brandy Cask finished Bourbon. The Pinot Noir and brandy barrels used for these releases were obtained from famous Sonoma County wineries.

These releases featured big, bold, red and dried fruit flavours along with dark chocolate and baking spice notes. At the same time, many wineries began to age their red wines in used Woodford Reserve barrels to create a new “Bourbon Barrel Aged” genre. These wines featured rich vanilla and caramel notes.”

Interesting Fact
Woodford Reserve Distillery introduced the Master’s Collection, a new era of innovation to the historic Kentucky bourbon industry, in 2004 with the first release of its Master’s Collection, “Four Grain”.