Woodford Reserve A YOUNG DISTILLERY ADHERING TO OLD PRACTICES
By: Greg Sinadinos President of Whiskey Culture
The drive to Woodford Reserve is a beautiful one. You travel through the countryside, down a winding road boarded by well-maintained white fences, beyond which lie green fields. The road eventually deposits you in front of a rustic white chapel only a few blocks from Woodford. The distillery welcome center is built from wood and stone. The two primary building blocks that comprise the vast majority of the historic distillery. We were able to link up with Woodford's very own Katie Farley for a walkthrough of what makes Woodford such a unique and well-known brand.
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A lengthy stone staircase cuts down the hill from the welcome center leads you to the distillery grounds. It's like walking back in time. You can feel the history around you as you stand before stone buildings over 150 years old. You're immediately greeted by a full sensory experience built for lovers of whiskey and history. You can smell the faint scent of cooking mash, the stone, the river, and the foliage. You can hear the sounds of barrels being rolled down rails and the faint echoes of machinery churning out that beautiful amber juice we all love. And you can see the wear of the years on the faces of the stone.
