By experimenting with grain recipes fermentation styles and maturation processes each unique offering in the master s collection comes together to form a range of innovative one.
Woodford reserve master s collection cherry wood smoked barley 750ml.
The concept this year.
The 2017 master s collection cherry wood smoked barley bourbon uses malted barley that has been exposed to wood smoke during its kilning process.
With 30 malt content the cherry wood smoked mash bill has a higher concentration of malt than a traditional bourbon.
The woodford reserve master s collection cherry wood smoked barley is the 12 th release in the series.
The woodford reserve master s collection has traditionally honored the pioneering and innovative production processes established at our woodford county distillery in the 1830s by owner oscar pepper and master distiller james crow.
Cherry wood smoked barley marries innovation with the bourbon industry s historic roots by paying tribute to the craftsmanship and vision of past distillery industry leaders oscar pepper and james crow who once distilled on the current day site of the woodford reserve distillery.
Woodford reserve master s collection cherry wood smoked barley 750ml.
Traditionally the malt used in a bourbon recipe is kiln dried with clean warm air.
As industry forefathers they applied handcrafted methods to unique grain recipes maturation techniques and distillation styles.
This imparts a rich smoked almond note to the mash that carries over in the distillation process.
This is one of the first kentucky bourbons to use malted barley that s been exposed to cherry wood smoke.
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.