Woodford Reserve Distillery Series Double Double Oaked 2021

I loved the 2019, really liked but was disappointed by the 2020, and now we get into the 2021. Nose - Somewhat light and balanced. Toasted more than heavy oak or heavy char. Classic woodford vanilla with this roasted chocolate meets french vanilla meet some powdered sugar and yes spice. Then some interesting fruity notes I can't place. Taste - Spicy vanilla and chocolate, classic woodford through and through. Honestly it's just non descriptive oak smoke and spice that is medium spiced and medium charred. While last year's had some kind of burnt croissant, this doesn't have that middle of the road bready sweetness. Finish/mouth - good spice lingers but the mouth feel is SOOOOOOOO bad! So thin. Gosh that sucks. So I'm scoring this 1.75 like the 2020 one. That said side by side the 2020 was a bit richer and better. It had more going on. Sadly just not a fan of this one. It's good but it isn't what I want from that extra double.

Good nose and great viscosity. While very enjoyable and a great sip, on tasting it is dominated by red fruit and oak (not char which was my fear). Those two notes are so strong it lacks some complexity. Finish rounds out into a nice honey like note. Not my favorite of the double double releases, but a strong showing and worth the price of administration.

Nose: sweet like powdered sugar with some graham cracker and oak Palate: some heat followed by a smooth vanilla oaky Finish: lots of oak with some charred sugary caramel in there too Overall a well done bourbon but a bit one dimensional for me. Sweet took over and I didn’t get much other than that. Good bourbon

Nose - Caramel, cinnamon, vanilla, leather. Minor hints of berry. Maple syrup pancakes Palate - Oak, leather, sugar cinnamon, maple syrup. Waffles, toasty waffles. Finish - Oak and honey, so good

Got to try this during my tour at Woodford. Didn’t have time for a full review, but the nose was like candy and was solid through the pallet and finish.

Nose is the best part of the bourbon. Double oaked with additional sweet notes but not overwhelming. Balanced and delicious