Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 70 cl | Premium Distilled American Bourbon | 43.2% ABV

Tasty and great value for money, this bourbon goes well with ginger beer or to have on its own.

Bourbon. My weakness...well, one of them.I'm a bit of a bourbon snob I suppose but Woodford Reserve is a nice every day bourbon (yes, I know!) and saves my more refined bourbons for other days. This and the Double Oaked are good quality and excellent, particularly as a base for an Old Fashioned.Of course I tell the doctor I don't drink...

I was a Jack D drinker for years but then tired of it. My brother recommended this and I wasn't disappointed. I would say it's definitely better than my previous drink. I won't buy it on Amazon though because they don't sell the 1l bottle.

One of my favourite drinks. It's easy to drink and has a great overall taste when taken neat. If you a looking for a good bourbon for a good price I would recommend giving this a try.

I'm a Scotch lover with a particular penchant for the Islay offerings, so bourbon is a fairly new world to me. That said, I'd like to hope my palate is developed enough that I can pick up on a good amount of the tasting notes in a whisky.Woodford Reserve has such a stunning reputation and seems to be regarded as one of the top bourbons, especially at this price point. If I'm being brutally honest, I really don't see what all the fuss is about! It's not an unpleasant drink by any means, it's just entirely uninspiring. My first foray into bourbon was Buffalo Trace which I loved and it showed me just how much better American whisky can be than the typical Jack Daniels No. 7 (which I find absolutely disgusting). After that I tried Bulleit which was incredible too. Such a shame that I've heard Woodford touted above these two so many times and it ended up being such a let down.Nose: Vanilla, vanilla and more vanilla. I honestly get barely anything else except maybe the tiniest hint of banana.Palate: There's that vanilla again but this time a little toffee creeps in along with the classic oak bed bourbons are so often built on. There's a faint bit of chocolate and that banana from the nose again as well as something not unlike tobacco. Again incredibly faint and a little flat. It's very smooth but there is quite the burn leading into the finish. A couple of drops of water might well help but the other flavours are so faint I'm afraid they'll end up lost entirely.Finish: This is where I have to give credit. The finish is completely butterscotch and very, very long. It takes me back to my childhood when my grandmother would share her Werther's Originals with me and that is what this finish is full of. It's just a shame the lead up to it was so average and there was such a bite on the end of a smooth palate that I had to get over before reaching it.All in all? An okay bourbon but in my personal opinion one that doesn't warrant half the praise it receives. Maybe I need to try more bourbons and go back to it with more experience. This is a 3 star whisky in nose and taste to me but the finish was so long and provoked such an emotive response from me that I had to add a star. That said, I'd skip this one and give Bulleit a try instead.

Goes down a treat, perfect in an old fashioned and not too expensive

Good to buy when on offer

I have bought so many of these bottles, its my go to treat , i like to mix it and make an Old Fashioned (its a cocktail) but its also very smooth straight on the rocks , it has a very smooth and not overpowering taste that works perfectly, its usually always on promotion but i would buy it full price as well.