K Kaos Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 I am looking for a 1999 Bottle of Woodford Reserve with the Kentucky Derby label. Any idea where to start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 49 minutes ago, K Kaos said: I am looking for a 1999 Bottle of Woodford Reserve with the Kentucky Derby label. Any idea where to start? Welcome to SB. What does the label look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Kaos Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 label is art work that from what I can tell depicts the front of Churchill downs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzhead Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Welcome to our thing here, KKaos. You got me to thinking - how has the taste of this evolved over the years? Stuff from 1999 probably had a lot more column-stilled vs. pot-stilled bourbon. Heck, I'm curious what percentage of pot-stilled juice is in WF today. More broadly, if I am generally accurate that both the Shively and Versailles distillate are the same mashbilll, I wonder just what character, if any, does being pot-stilled bring to the flavor or texture of bourbon? I ask because the recent Old Fine Rare offers a peek at the original pot-still distillate from Versailles, and appears to be 100% pot still. It still tastes like good ol' Woodford Reserve. Maybe the ultimate honey barrel vision of WR, but it's still the sippin' image. But it would be a gas to check it out side by side with a bottle from very close to the brand's conception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTen Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) This is the inaugural 1999 Woodford Reserve Kentucky Derby bottling: Kinda' boring when you look at the dynamic artwork of the later years' edition. But the first, nonetheless. Edited April 25, 2021 by GeeTen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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