Woodford Reserve Masters Collection - Brandy Cask Finish

The Woodford Brandy Cask Finish started out as standard Woodford Reserve Bourbon, which was then finished in American Brandy casks for almost two years.  Given that the typical cask finish runs only several months, that finish was clearly pulling a lot from the used brandy wood. The whiskey was bottled at 90.4 proof (45.2% ABV).

Because brandy casks are not charred, and often reused several times, they soak up a lot of brandy. However, it was also curiously decided that whiskey aged in them cannot be bourbon because of the lack of char. There is no official word as to where the brandy came from, but since parent company Brown-Forman owns Korbel, that is as good a guess as any.