Woodford Master Cask Rye

[Shell]

I just noticed that the Woodford Reserve Master Cask Rye has recently been released. The State of MI price list posted the price (in early August) at $44.97 (+6% sales tax) - for a 375 ml bottle (as the minimum retail price in MI). It strikes me as a pretty high price.

Has anyone had the opportunity to sample this new Rye?

[Gillman]

Good catch on this, I don't recall reading about it earlier on SB unless Chuck C mentioned it. It's part of the Masters Collection of WR I would think, or does "master cask" mean something else or in addition?

Chuck has some good information on a series of planned rye, and rye mash whiskey, releases from WR here:

http://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/201...on-future.html

This new one must be one of the two ryes mentioned.

Gary

[Shell]

Good catch on this, I don't recall reading about it earlier on SB unless Chuck C mentioned it. It's part of the Masters Collection of WR I would think, or does "master cask" mean something else or in addition?

Chuck has some good information on a series of planned rye, and rye mash whiskey, releases from WR here:

http://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/201...on-future.html

This new one must be one of the two ryes mentioned.

Gary

Yes, it seems to be one the ryes planned for a 2011 release in the Woodford Master series. I did a quick search, and could not find any reviews of it.

[StraightNoChaser]

Chris Morris told us at the WR Bourbon Academy in April that this year's Master Collection will be a 100% straight rye, triple pot still distilled

2013 will be a single malt if I remember correctly

[StraightNoChaser]

Good catch on this, I don't recall reading about it earlier on SB unless Chuck C mentioned it. It's part of the Masters Collection of WR I would think, or does "master cask" mean something else or in addition?

Chuck has some good information on a series of planned rye, and rye mash whiskey, releases from WR here:

http://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/201...on-future.html

This new one must be one of the two ryes mentioned.

Gary

Herradura finished WR? That sounds... odd to say the least

[OscarV]

Will it only be in a 375 ml bottle?

[Shell]

Will it only be in a 375 ml bottle?

I couldn't find anything on Woodford Reserve's web site - other that a very brief paragraph about their Woodford Master Collection. In fact, the web site as a whole is quite non-informative.

foodrepublic.com had a 5/31/2001 post about it and wrote that the two Woodford Reserve Rare Rye Selections would come in 375 ml bottles. (See: http://www.foodrepublic.com/2011/05/...igh-proof-ryes)

[BradleyC]

I wonder if the WR guys have been reading these threads and took everyone's suggestion to put the Master's Collection in 375s

[BFerguson]

Herradura finished WR? That sounds... odd to say the least

Which is actually kind of funny in itself. Herradura is owned by Brown-Forman, which also owns Jack Daniels, whose used barrels are used to age Herradura, which is now going to be used to age/finish WR??

And yes, WR is also in the B-F stable of brands also.

Whooow.....talk about coming full circle and recycling. At least the barrels probably are not completely spent by the time the come around to WR again, but they can't have that much oomph left in them.

Man, how cheap are they not to buy new barrels!!!

B

[ebo]

Will this be available where regular WR is sold?