Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Chocolate Malted Rye BourbonIn the early 1800s, the Woodford County Distillery, thanks to owner Oscar Pepper and Master Distiller James Crow, was the site for landmark discoveries and innovative techniques in bourbon making. Pepper and Crow are credited with refining and defining key processes such as sour mashing, yeast propagation, copper pot distillation and the maturing of whiskey in new, charred oak casks. Their work defined bourbon and subsequently rye whiskey as we know

but surprisingly complex

but not over-ripe fruit and a classic burgundy pinot noir earthiness

Barrelling for two years in oak (twice as long as suggested by the category standards) gives it both a deep amber color and complex taste of cooked agave and dried fruit

vanilla beans

prefer to focus on the pure grain and hops flavors

Minor Case Beam was a cousin of Jim Beam

medium (-) bodied natural wine with sour cherry

pre-industrial America

Chivas Regal 25

Roundhouse roasted a bit over 10

which provides Rowan's Creek with a distinctly layered flavor profile

He originally planned on taking a job in New York City