Woodford Reserve Wheat Whiskey
Woodford Reserve · Woodford Reserve Distillery
This is bourbon's quieter cousin — a wheat whiskey that trades punch for poise. It rewards slow sipping and proves that restraint can carry as much complexity as cask strength bravado. An excellent entry point into wheat whiskeys for bourbon drinkers ready to explore.
Nose
Gentle waves of honey and fresh-baked wheat bread lead, followed by soft vanilla and a hint of dried apricot. There is an almost floral lift — faint carnation — beneath a whisper of toasted grain.
Palate
Silky and grain-forward, with butterscotch dissolving into warm wheat and light caramel. Mid-palate, a gentle nuttiness emerges alongside subtle brown spice, never aggressive but always present.
Finish
Medium length, fading on notes of vanilla cream and toasted wheat with a light dusting of cinnamon.
- Mash Bill
- 52% Wheat, 20% Malt, 20% Corn, 8% Rye
- Barrel Type
- New charred American oak
- Bottled in Bond
- No
- Single Barrel
- No
- Wheated
- Yes
Cocktail Suggestion
Wheat Field Sour — 2 oz Woodford Reserve Wheat Whiskey · 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice · 0.5 oz honey syrup · 1 egg white · Dry shake, then shake with ice, strain into a coupe, garnish with a lemon twist.
Food Pairing
A wedge of 12-month Manchego drizzled with raw honeycomb and a scattering of Marcona almonds — the sheep's milk richness mirrors the whiskey's butterscotch while the honey harmonizes with its gentle sweetness.
Crafted at the historic Woodford Reserve Distillery in Versailles, Kentucky, where master distiller Chris Morris applied the distillery's signature copper pot still process to a wheat-dominant mash bill, creating one of the few widely available straight wheat whiskeys on the American market.
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