Woodinville Straight Bourbon Whiskey Barrel Select
Woodinville · Woodinville Whiskey Company
Woodinville quietly built one of the most consistent small-distillery bourbons in the country by aging in a climate that swings wildly between seasons. This barrel select expression highlights their attention to grain sourcing and warehouse management. It drinks well above its price point.
Nose
Rich caramel and brown sugar open immediately, followed by toasted oak and a gentle wave of vanilla. Beneath that sits a thread of dried apple and soft baking spice.
Palate
Buttery and round on entry, with butterscotch leading into charred oak and a surprising burst of cherry. The mid-palate shows corn sweetness balanced by hints of leather and a faint nuttiness.
Finish
Medium length, warm and clean, with lingering caramel and a dry oak fade.
- Mash Bill
- Corn, malted barley, rye
- Barrel Type
- New charred American oak
- Bottled in Bond
- No
- Single Barrel
- No
- Wheated
- No
Cocktail Suggestion
Pacific Old Fashioned — 2 oz Woodinville Barrel Select · 0.25 oz demerara syrup · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · 1 dash orange bitters · Stir over ice, strain into rocks glass with large cube, express orange peel.
Food Pairing
The bourbon's caramel sweetness and charred oak cut through the richness of smoked wild salmon on sourdough crostini with crème fraîche and dill.
Founded in a garage in Woodinville, Washington by two friends obsessed with grain-to-glass whiskey, the distillery now ages its bourbon in rickhouses east of the Cascades where extreme temperature swings drive deep barrel interaction.
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