Add Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Brandy Cask Finish Kentucky Straight Bourbon to your wishlist and be the first to know when back in stock. Given that the typical cask finish runs only several months, that finish was clearly pulling a lot from the used brandy wood.

The Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection Brandy Cask Finish is the latest and 11 th release in the series.
Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection honors the pioneering work of historic distillers, while celebrating the innovative spirit of Master Distiller Chris Morris and Assistant Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall. According to Brown-Forman, “brandy, a spirit distilled … Soft notes of oak and spice linger in the depths.

TASTING NOTES Color: Warm red ochre. Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Brandy Cask Finish Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, USA .

Rating: 2.5/5 The 2015 release, for instance, was 1838 Style White Corn, an expression that used the standard Woodford Reserve mash bill, but with sweeter white corn instead of the traditional yellow.

As the first whiskey to be finished in an American brandy cask, this new expression is yet another product of Woodford Reserve’s continued appreciation and commitment to innovation and craftsmanship. After the distillery’s standard bourbon aging process, it was finished for two years in brandy barrels. The 11th installment in Woodford Reserve’s annual Master’s Collection release is here.
The new release, out in November, is this brandy barrel-finished expression that’s known as Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection Brandy Finish. View larger.

Brandy Cask Finish.

Aroma: A medley of chocolate, maple syrup and caramel drizzled over toasted hazelnuts, dark raisins and dried cranberries. Here’s what I’m thinking: Brandy Finished Woodford Reserve.

Which brandy isn’t stated (but since Woodford’s parent company Brown-Forman owns Korbel, I have a strong hunch where the casks came from). The Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection Brandy Cask Finish is the latest and 11th release in the series. Brandy, a spirit distilled from wine or fruit, is often aged in oak barrels. This may be my last time gambling on a bottle of Master’s Collection unless they for real get some REAL Brandy in the mix. Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt Nose: Burnt sugar, honey-drenched sultana, Amaretto liqueur. The fourth in the series of limited-edition bottling, and one of the better ones. Each year, the folks behind Woodford Reserve release an experimental whiskey as part of their Master's Collection.