Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 43.2% ABV, 70 cl

Really smooth whiskey, flavour is sweet but not sickly and it’s perfect in an old fashioned. The bottle is nicely designed too

Really great whiskey, at a really great price! It is pretty vanilla heavy but not in a sickly sweet way. Works for a good wee toddy too ;)

This is a fantastic day-to-day bourbon, which I have been buying for years now. It has a great flavour profile for a good price, and comes in very presentable bottles, if that matters to you. You can often get it on offer if you watch the price closely and use the price-tracker. I've found it on the sweeter side of bourbons, but that's how I like it, and I actually go as far as to drop in a small amount of maple syrup (as a substitute for sugar syrup), which I've found dissolves well and adds an extra layer of maple flavour to the drink. Orange angostura bitters also pair well. Avoid ice if you can, and use chilled glasses (or those chilled granite blocks), and you can make a simple rounded glass of chilled bourbon.

This is a "higher level" bourbon. Tastes pretty wonderful. If you weren't keen on the cheaper "mouldy" tasting bourbon then this might just be a revelation to you. It was to me.

I'm a Scotch lover with a particular penchant for the Islay offerings, so bourbon is a fairly new world to me. That said, I'd like to hope my palate is developed enough that I can pick up on a good amount of the tasting notes in a whisky. Woodford Reserve has such a stunning reputation and seems to be regarded as one of the top bourbons, especially at this price point. If I'm being brutally honest, I really don't see what all the fuss is about! It's not an unpleasant drink by any means, it's just entirely uninspiring. My first foray into bourbon was Buffalo Trace which I loved and it showed me just how much better American whisky can be than the typical Jack Daniels No. 7 (which I find absolutely disgusting). After that I tried Bulleit which was incredible too. Such a shame that I've heard Woodford touted above these two so many times and it ended up being such a let down. Nose: Vanilla, vanilla and more vanilla. I honestly get barely anything else except maybe the tiniest hint of banana. Palate: There's that vanilla again but this time a little toffee creeps in along with the classic oak bed bourbons are so often built on. There's a faint bit of chocolate and that banana from the nose again as well as something not unlike tobacco. Again incredibly faint and a little flat. It's very smooth but there is quite the burn leading into the finish. A couple of drops of water might well help but the other flavours are so faint I'm afraid they'll end up lost entirely. Finish: This is where I have to give credit. The finish is completely butterscotch and very, very long. It takes me back to my childhood when my grandmother would share her Werther's Originals with me and that is what this finish is full of. It's just a shame the lead up to it was so average and there was such a bite on the end of a smooth palate that I had to get over before reaching it. All in all? An okay bourbon but in my personal opinion one that doesn't warrant half the praise it receives. Maybe I need to try more bourbons and go back to it with more experience. This is a 3 star whisky in nose and taste to me but the finish was so long and provoked such an emotive response from me that I had to add a star. That said, I'd skip this one and give Bulleit a try instead.

Great value easy drinking bourbon, perfect for an old fashioned.

This is one of my husband's favourite bourbons. It has a rich and full taste that he likes to pair with Coca Cola. Personally I think this is a travesty as I prefer to pour a little over ice and sip it. Like most Bourbons I think it smells like aviation fuel but that doesn't stop me from having a wee nip every now and then. Simple and sleek bottle that allows the bourbon to have a nice warm glow. Nice mid price option that gives a touch of luxury.

This is my favourite Bourbon Whiskey. It is decent enough to sip straight or over ice or with a mixer and I've been lucky to repeatedly find it at a reduced price. I like the traditional bottle and it like you can get it delivered the next day. I think I'll be buying my alcohol from Amazon in the future if these prices hold.

Lo compro spesso, un buon bourbon con un ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo!!!!

Ce Woodford Reserve est un bourbon américain (Kentucky) doux et savoureux, riche et corsé avec une gamme complexe de saveurs. On peut retrouver en fonction de ce que l'on a précédemment mangé (ou pas d'ailleurs) des notes de cannelle, miel, abricot entre autres. Il est presque chaud et réconfortant (sans en abuser ;) C'est un whiskey ; la différence avec whisky est la provenance et la méthode de distillation, whiskey c'est USA et Irlande. Il est excellent comme digestif après un repas copieux par exemple. On évite normalement les glaçons, par contre en fonction de l'humeur on peut lui mettre quelques gouttes d'eau (si possible qui a posé quelques temps pour permettre au chlore de notamment s'évaporer), ça fait ressortir différemment les saveurs sans massacrer son whiskey. Pour le prix c'est vraiment pas mal, je recommande. Bonne dégustation !

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Probé el whisky Woodford Reserve Kentucky y me gustaría compartir mi experiencia. En primer lugar, la botella es muy decorativa. Queda bien en cualquier mesa y eso me gusta. El sabor de este whisky es realmente genial. Es perfecto para mezclar con cola o ginger ale. El resultado es una bebida refrescante para quienes les gusta lo dulce. Pero también lo disfruto muy ordenado. Si le añado un chorrito de agua y unos cubitos de hielo el whisky queda aún mejor. Así es como el sabor realmente se destaca. Recomiendo llevarlo al 35% aproximadamente para disfrutar de todo el sabor. La relación precio-rendimiento también es positiva. Aquí obtendrás un whisky de alta calidad por tu dinero. Creo que Woodford Reserve Kentucky Whiskey es mi nuevo favorito. Lo único negativo es que la botella se vacía demasiado rápido porque es muy deliciosa. Realmente puedo recomendarlo a cualquiera que le guste el buen whisky. Ya sea solo o mezclado, ¡este whisky siempre es divertido!

Die edle, hochwertige Flasche dieses Whiskeys ist schon für sich ein echter Hingucker und eignet sich hervorragend als Geschenk. Ich hab ihn ursprünglich bestellt, weil ich ein großer Fan des "Woodford Reserve Bourbon Double Oaked" bin, der allerdings preislich deutlich höher liegt. Die vielen positiven Bewertungen haben mich neugierig gemacht. Kann dieser Whiskey seinem berühmten Bruder das Wasser reichen? Ich muss sagen, die Erwartungen wurden nicht erfüllt. Im Vergleich zur Double Oaked-Version war der Geschmack eher blass. Auch am nächsten Tag, als ich es noch mal ausprobiert habe, hat sich nichts geändert. Also habe ich die Flasche erst mal beiseite gestellt. Ich hatte noch einen Freund, der mir einen Tipp gegeben hatte. Er hatte gesagt, dass Whiskey nach dem Öffnen ruhig etwas Zeit bekommen sollte, um sich zu entfalten. Ich habe die Flasche dann noch ein paar Wochen stehen lassen. Der Whiskey hat sich zu einem richtig starken, aromatischen und vollmundigen Getränk entwickelt, das mich echt begeistert hat. Mein Tipp: Nach dem Öffnen solltest du die Flasche für mehrere Tage offen stehen lassen und dann immer mal wieder probieren.