× BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer interviews Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Chris Morris at Kentucky Derby 139 as Chris makes the famous $1,000 Mint Julep for Tom. For Kentucky Derby 139, the Woodford Reserve $1,000 Mint Julep Experience benefited Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Center. This year, the julep celebrated the gold standard that Woodford Reserve has set by winning… Read more »
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Woodford Reserve Bourbon Kentucky Derby 139 Bottle, 2013 Release
Woodford Reserve, the “Official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby” tells BourbonBlog.com they are honoring the country’s favorite horse race with the release of its 2013 Kentucky Derby commemorative bottle. A product of the Woodford Reserve Distillery in Versailles, Kentucky, 2013’s limited-edition bottle features the artwork of Oregon-based painter Eric Bowman. Bowman’s picture on the bottle… Read more »
Woodford Reserve Master of Manhattan Winning Recipe 2013
After a nationwide search, Woodford Reserve has crowned Travis Fourmont, a bartender from the Detroit area, the 2013 Master of the Manhattan after his creative “Midnight Manhattan” cocktail was judged as the best by a panel of experts. BourbonBlog.com‘s NYC correspondent Matt Capucilli was at reporting from the finale event at No 8. in Manhattan on Janauary… Read more »
Manhattan Experience Winners with Woodford Reserve Bourbon and Esquire Magazine
BourbonBlog.com brings you the finalists of the Manhattan Experience 2013 and the recipes below. Tonight in Manhattan, New York, these mixologists face off to see who has the best Manhattan for the finale! We’ll bring you the first place winner here on BourbonBlog.com, we can tell you it will be one of these recipes below!… Read more »
Woodford Reserve Four Wood Reserve Review, Master’s Collection
Woodford Reserve has just released the latest extension of its Master’s Collection, and it is indeed another beauty that shows off the original flavor with a unique expression. Available in major metro markets, this limited edition release are available with a suggested retail price of $99.99 for a 750ml bottle. at 94.4 proof. This seventh… Read more »
Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Chris Morris on 200 Years of the Distillery
BourbonBlog.com is proud to present an article from Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Chris Morris on the 200 years of distilling on the site which is now known as Woodford Reserve in Versailles, Kentucky. We invited Chris to prepare this especially for you, our BourbonBlog.com readers.. This past month the Woodford Reserve Distillery celebrated 200 years of… Read more »
Woodford Reserve Celebrates 200th Anniversary of Distillery
Woodford Reserve Distillery tells BourbonBlog.com that the story of distilling in Woodford County began in 1797 when Elijah Pepper set up a distillery in the county seat of Versailles. In 1812 he moved his operation to a location on the Grassy Springs Branch of Glenn’s Creek where the Woodford Reserve Distillery now stands. Pepper’s son,… Read more »
Tasting the Woodford Reserve $1,000 Mint Julep
× BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer tastes his first Woodford Reserve $1,000 Mint Julep with Master Distiller Chris Morris at Kentucky Derby 138. Over the last 7 years, Woodford Reserve has raised more than $400,000 for equine-based charity. “The taste is priceless,” says Tom after taking his first sip. “And so is the experience along with the knowledge… Read more »
Backside Churchill Downs with Chris Morris and Woodford Reserve Double Oaked
× BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer joins Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Chris Morris for some Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon at the Backside of Churchill Downs during the early morning hours before Kentucky Derby 138 in the video above. With the horses on the track as the sun rises, the atmosphere is at Churchill is perfect for… Read more »
Woodford Reserve $1,000 and $2,000 Mint Juleps at Kentucky Derby 138
Churchill Downs and Woodford Reserve Bourbon, The Official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby tell BourbonBlog.com today they are doubling the stakes on world’s most exclusive mint julep cup and invite you to sip and savor the glamour and glitz of the Kentucky Derby with the Ultimate Kentucky Derby Luxury – the Woodford Reserve $1,000 Mint Julep Cup… Read more »