Woodford Reserve · Kentucky
Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select
Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select is a bourbon from Kentucky, United States, bottled at 45.2% ABV with no age statement. Dried fruit, mint and cocoa. Rounder and less sweet than most at the price.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Flavour profile
Broadly sweet, spicy, oaky.
View as table
| Axis | Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select |
|---|---|
| Peaty | 0 |
| Sweet | 6 |
| Fruity | 5 |
| Spicy | 6 |
| Woody | 6 |
| Sherried | 1 |
| Cereal | 4 |
| Oily | 6 |
Where it sits in our record
Of the 32 bottles here we can cost per litre of pure alcohol, Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select is the 9th cheapest, at £120.
Within the 35 bottles on record it is one of 7 bourbon entries and one of 8 from Kentucky.
What it's good for
- mint julep
- cocktails that need body
Worth knowing
Woodford is the rare Kentucky bourbon distilled in copper pot stills. The 45.2% we list is the producer's own figure (90.4 proof); a 43.2% UK/EU bottling is widely reported but we could not verify it on any producer or retailer page. Despite common belief, Woodford publishes no mash bill percentages anywhere.
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Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon
45% ABV · No age statement · £32
More sweet: 7 against 6 here
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45% ABV · No age statement · £34
More spicy: 7 against 6 here
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47% ABV · No age statement · £43
More sweet: 7 against 6 here
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45.7% ABV · No age statement · £58
More sweet: 7 against 6 here
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