Founded: 1812 (site as distillery); 1996 (as Woodford Reserve brand) (ESTABLISHED FACT) Location: Versailles, Kentucky, USA Founder: Elijah Pepper (original site); Brown-Forman (brand)
The Labrot & Graham Distillery at this site (also known historically as the Old Oscar Pepper Distillery) is one of Kentucky’s oldest. Brown-Forman relaunched it as Woodford Reserve in 1996 as their premium bourbon brand. Woodford Reserve is the “Official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby.” The distillery uses copper pot stills (unusual for bourbon) alongside column stills. (source: Wikipedia)
Signature style: Balanced, full-bodied — dried fruit, cocoa, toasted oak, grain sweetness, gentle spice.
Famous expressions: Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Reserve (flagship), Woodford Reserve Double Oaked, Woodford Reserve Kentucky Derby Edition.
Trivia: Woodford Reserve was the first bourbon to be the “Official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby,” beginning in 1999. (source: Wikipedia) — ESTABLISHED FACT