Woodford Reserve - Derby 148 - 45.2%
Woodford Reserve is a prestigious Kentucky Bourbon brand produced by the renowned Brown-Forman Corporation. The Woodford Reserve distillery, historically known as the Old Oscar Pepper distillery and later Labrot & Graham, is located near the charming town of Versailles, in the heart of north-central Kentucky, a region famous for its exceptional bourbons. This unique bourbon is crafted from a meticulous blend of spirits distilled in traditional copper pot stills within the Woodford Reserve distillery, combined with column-distilled spirits from the Brown-Forman distillery located in Shively. The talented master distillers of Woodford Reserve, Chris Morris and Elizabeth McCall, embody excellence: Chris, an expert since 1976, brings historical expertise, while Elizabeth, who joined in 2018, brings innovation and develops new rare and refined expressions.
As the official and main sponsor of the legendary Kentucky Derby, Woodford Reserve celebrates the race with an exclusive commemorative edition, the Derby 148 2022 bottle. This collector's bottle showcases the remarkable artwork of Jaime Corum, an artist renowned for his striking portraits of racehorses. The painting finely depicts three majestic thoroughbreds and the famous red roses, an essential and emblematic symbol of this prestigious horse racing competition. This bourbon, rich in tradition yet imbued with modernity, is an invitation to intensely experience "the two greatest minutes in sports."
