Finished in barrels that were seasoned for 3 to 5 years. "Seasoning" is the practice of first exposing the wood outdoors for a period of time, typically 3 to 5 months.
The nose on this whiskey is amazing. Like someone put a little basket of potpurri in a big, old-timey spice cabinet... Like, I can smell the hand-hewn wood, the lovingly-maintained spice jars, the years of scents all blended together to create something like allspice-pecan-rhubarb-cinnamon-heaven-pie. On the palate, however, the enchantment is gone, and the whiskey is revealed as a bit of a woody, dry, cocoa-cinnamon and light toffee number. I do like it, and I especially appreciate the experimentation that's gone into this... you can certainly taste it... it's just too dry for me. But surely worth a try.
Unsurprisingly, the nose is very woody. It's also got some nice butterscotch notes. The palate starts sweet, has some woody astringency and finishes with the medicinal qualities that seem to be characteristic of Woodford. The woody astringency complements the medicinal notes making this decent with a dry woody finish.
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