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Woodford Reserve Adds Five Malt to Its Distillery Series

Woodford Reserve Five Malt
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Woodford Reserve has released news of a brand-new addition to its Distillery Series, the experimental release series designed to “push creative boundaries to the extreme.” The release, called Five Malt, joins other popular special releases Double Double Oaked, Sweet Mash Redux, and Frosty Four Wood (which we recently reviewed here).

Piggybacking on the growing popularity of specialty malts in craft distilling, Five Malt uses “malted grains typically used for beers.” Woodford Reserve says the whiskey is so flavorful that “minimum wood exposure is required” to reach their desired flavor profile, which is said to be warming and roasty. Five Malt spends just six months in the barrel.

Woodford Reserve master distiller Chris Morris says “Five Malt is another great example of flavor-focused innovation practiced at the Woodford Reserve Distillery.  We take pride in our ability to create unique types of whiskey above and beyond expressions most commonly seen on shelves.”

The craft-inspired move seems right in line with Morris’ innovation-focused attitude. In a recent interview with The Whiskey Wash, Morris told Steve Coombes he “plans to enjoy watching the micro-distillery boom unfold and see what challenges those newcomers throw his way. He doesn’t look at new products as too small to harm an industry giant like Brown-Forman; rather, he said seeing and tasting new whiskeys merely stoke his competitive fires.”

The release became available on June 16th at select Kentucky retailers, and at the Woodford Reserve tasting room. Bottled at 90.4 proof, suggested retail pricing is $49.99 for a 375ml bottle. Official tasting notes are provided below:

Woodford Reserve Five Malt

Color: Pale Honey

Aroma: Rich malty coffee, caramel and chocolate notes lightly spiced with anise.

Taste: Toasted malt with traces of coffee, caramel, vanilla and soft oak explode with a burst of honeycomb sweetness.

Finish: Long warming malt notes with a hint of coffee linger on.

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