his company eventually merged with the Stitzel family's distillery — whose earliest employee was a young Julian "Pappy" Van Winkle

Lush tropical fruit and spice nose with hints of honey and dark sugar

Cooked in a conical earthen oven

natural fermentation in ayacahuite pine vats

Woodford Reserve Baccarat Edition Bourbon Whiskey Whisky his company eventually merged withHistory and heritage meet innovation and sophistication. Woodford Reserve Baccarat Edition is crafted by uniquely finishing the most complex and balanced Kentucky Bourbon in select XO Cognac barrels. Sourced by our Master Distiller Chris Morris, each barrel has seen three seasons of cognac before being filled with Woodford Reserve. The result is the best of both spirits a balance of crisp American and French oak notes, complex fruit character, subtle