October 15, 2025 (VERSAILLES, KY) — Woodford Reserve is elevating the holiday season with the release of its 2025 holiday bottle, featuring artwork created by fashion designer Alexandra O’Neill, founder of the luxury brand Markarian. The design captures Markarian’s signature aesthetic while embracing the festive spirit of the season—effortlessly merging vintage influences…
OCTOBER 2, 2025 (VERSAILLES, KY) — Today Woodford Reserve announced a new limited-edition bottle: Barrel Strength Rye. To craft this new expression, Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall used a pre-prohibition style mash bill of 53% rye, the same mash bill as Woodford Reserve Rye, but bottled it at the strength of…
About the Woodford Reserve Masters Collection Launched in 2005, the Woodford Reserve Masters Collection has become one of bourbon’s longest-running experimental series, offering a new limited-edition whiskey each year. Every release highlights a specific element of whiskey-making — whether it’s grain, fermentation, distillation, or maturation — to explore how small…
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 (VERSAILLES, KY) — Today, Woodford Reserve announces the 2025 Master’s Collection release - Sweet Oak Bourbon. Aged in rare Chinkapin oak barrels, this whiskey draws bold flavor and unique grain structure. Sweet Oak Bourbon marks the 21st release in Woodford Reserve’s Master’s Collection, continuing the brand’s exploration of…
AUGUST 14, 2025 (VERSAILLES, KY) — Today, Woodford Reserve introduces the latest expression in its Distillery Series – a 12-Year-Old American Single Malt Whiskey. To craft this new expression, Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall used 100% malted barley, triple pot distilled, and aged for 12 years in used whiskey barrels. Holding these barrels…
Introduction Woodford Reserve is no stranger to pushing the boundaries of traditional bourbon through its Distillery Series, and their latest limited release, Tawny Port Finish, is no exception. With a blend of rye and bourbon whiskey that includes bourbon finished in Tawny Port casks, this expression promises rich layers of…
MAY 20, 2025 (VERSAILLES, KY) — Today, Woodford Reserve releases a new limited-edition bottle as part of its Distillery Series – Tawny Port Finish. To craft this new expression, Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall combines a rye and bourbon blend with bourbon finished in Tawny Port barrels, which accentuates the fruit character…
Versailles, KY (April 8, 2025) – Today, Woodford Reserve announces a time-honored tradition with an unparalleled offering for the 151st Kentucky Derby: the $5,000 Mint Julep Charity Cup program. A total of 151 hand-crafted julep cups, 51 fine polished pewter and 100 sterling silver with heavy 24 karat gold plate, are…
LOUISVILLE, KY, October 16, 2023 – King of Kentucky, a super-premium straight bourbon, is returning this year with the release of its sixth edition. Hitting shelves mid- October, the limited-edition expression will mark the sixth anniversary for the brand. The 2023 expression is a 16-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon, featuring a premium embossed label with a stamp border and details. …
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 (VERSAILLES, KY) — Woodford Reserve today releases a new limited-edition bottle as part of its annual Distillery Series – Toasted Oak Four Grain. This new release is a blend of Woodford Reserve’s Bourbon, Rye, Wheat and Malt whiskeys. The whiskey was first aged in a standard new oak…