Woodford Reserve Masters Collection Sonoma Cutrer Pinot Noir Finish

Woodford Reserve Distillery was founded in 1838 by Reverend Elijah Craig and is the oldest Kentucky bourbon distillery still in operation today. Under the stewardship of Craig's oldest son (Oscar Pepper) and master distiller James Crow, the Woodford Reserve Distillery reformed and modernized the process of producing whiskey in the United States — the distillery introduced the concepts of sour mash, yeast propagation and copper pot distillation.

Today, nearly two centuries later, Chris Morris — Woodford Reserve's seventh master distiller — pays homage to Pepper and Crow with the Woodford Reserve Master's Collection, an annual release of a whiskey crafted by Morris specifically to honor the distillery's innovative and pioneering history. Morris, who began working at Woodford Reserve Distillery when he was just 16 years old, is one of the foremost experts in the production and maturation of whiskey and samples up to 180 unique whiskies each day. "Our charter is to be the home of innovative whiskey,"he says.

Woodford Reserve Sonoma-Cutrer Pinot Noir Finish represents the ninth expression in the Masters Collection series. This year’s release is uniquely crafted by taking Woodford Reserve bourbon — which is triple distilled through traditional, copper-pot stills before being aged for approximately seven years in new American oak barrels — and transferring that near-finished product to ex-Pinot Noir barrels from the Sonoma Cutler Winery in California for an additional 10 months.

This extended finishing process gives Woodford Reserve Sonoma-Cutrer Pinot Noir Finish a bright aroma of cherry and blackberries, as well as some core notes of cinnamon and oak. The palate is filled with marzipan and more spices, particularly clove, as well as a hint of butterscotch. The whiskey lingers on the finish, with more berries and sour grapes, along with deep oak and just a touch of licorice.

Woodford Reserve Sonoma-Cutrer Pinot Noir Finish is a brand-new, limited edition whiskey, and we have only a select number of bottles available. Pick one up today!