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Woodford Reserve Whiskey 750ml
Kentucky, USA

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Product Notes:
Quality, care and good taste come through in every glass of Woodford Reserve. Double gold winner and Best Bourbon San Francisco Spirits Competition. Voted the "Domestic Whiskey of the Year" by Malt Advocate. This is an example of bourbon at its best with notes of creamy vanilla, sweet caramel, buttery notes and balanced finish.

About Estate:
Woodford Reserve has been featured in such notable consumer publications as USA Today, The New York Times, and Food & Wine Magazine. Likewise, numerous trade publications in the U.S. and abroad have featured Woodford Reserve in articles publicizing the rebirth of Bourbon. And in Kentucky, the home of Bourbon, Woodford Reserve is now the state's number one selling super-premium Bourbon, quickly outselling more established brands that have been in the market for years.
The brand's unduplicated success is attributable to the Bourbon itself and the discerning judgment of the Master Distiller. Using his years of experience and knowledge, he selected only barrels whose whiskey had shown superior maturation qualities in their initial years. These barrels were set aside for Woodford Reserve, then moved to the 100-year-old stone warehouses at the Labrot & Graham Distillery to finish their maturation. At Labrot & Graham the barrels experience the hot summers and cold winters that are important contributors to the maturation of fine whiskey. When the whiskey in these special barrels reaches its peak, it becomes Woodford Reserve. Only from a facility as unique as Labrot & Graham could a whiskey as special as Woodford Reserve originate. Quickly becoming the gold standard against which all other Bourbons are measured, Woodford Reserve is a lasting testimony to the best of the distiller's craft.

About Varietal:
Bourbon is an American form of whiskey named for Bourbon County, Kentucky. By United States law, it consists of at least 51% corn � typically about 70% � with the remainder being wheat and/or rye, and malted barley. It is distilled to no more than 160 (U.S.) proof, and aged in new charred oak barrels for at least two years. The two years maturation process is not a legal requirement for a whiskey to be called "bourbon," but it is a legal requirement for "straight bourbon." However, in practice, most bourbon whiskeys are aged for at least four years.

Bourbon must be put into the barrels at no more than 125 U.S. proof. After aging it is diluted with water and bottled. Bottling proof for whiskey must be at least 80 proof (40% abv) and most whiskey is sold at 80 proof. Other common proofs are 86, 90, 94, 100 and 107, and whiskeys of up to 142 proof have been sold. Some higher proof bottlings are "barrel proof."

Bourbon can legally be made anywhere in the United States where it is legal to distill spirits. Legitimate production is not restricted to Kentucky, although currently all but a few brands are made there, and the drink is associated strongly with that commonwealth.[1] Illinois once produced nearly as much bourbon whiskey as Kentucky, and bourbon continues to be made in Virginia. In the past bourbon has been made in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Missouri and Kansas.

Recipe:
Bourbon Chicken Wings
INGREDIENTS:
24 chicken wings
3 tablespoons bourbon
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon peel
Juice of 1 lemon (about 2 to 3 tablespoons)
1 cup fine, dry, unseasoned bread crumbs
1 tablespoon sweet Hungarian paprika
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

PREPARATION:
Cut chicken wings at joints; discard tips or reserve for broth or stock. Combine the wing joints, bourbon, olive oil, lemon rind, and lemon juice in a bowl. Toss to coat the wings and marinate refrigerated for 4 hours or overnight.

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