Woodford Reserve Barrel Finish Select Double Double Oaked Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 700ml

The Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey in 700ml is the national-release format of the brand's most coveted bottling — 90.4 proof (45.2% ABV), handcrafted, per the distillery, “by finishing fully mature Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon for an additional two years in a second, heavily toasted, lightly charred, new oak barrel — hence the name Double Double Oaked.” (The “Barrel Finish Select” wording in this listing's title is label text; the official product name is simply Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked.)

For a decade this whiskey was a Kentucky secret. Created in 2015 as a Distillery Series experiment, Double Double Oaked spent ten years as a 375ml winter release sold essentially only at the Versailles distillery — a bourbon of January lines, two-bottle limits, same-day sellouts, and eventually a national sweepstakes. On January 13, 2025, it finally made its national debut in 700ml at fine retailers and select domestic military exchange stores, returning January 14, 2026 — no longer a gift-shop unicorn, but every bit the same whiskey.

“Rare and revered, this handcrafted double-barreled bourbon has a deep richness, unlike any other American whiskey on the market,” said Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall. “Resting 5-7 years in the first barrel, then up to two years in a second barrel, this liquid features extraordinary flavor notes. It is unexpected and complex.” The official notes: a roasted-coffee-bean color; rich maple syrup, dark butterscotch, brittle caramel, bittersweet chocolate, burnt marshmallow, and sweet hickory smoke on the nose; dried cherry and cranberry in blackberry jam with ripe apple, chai tea, and warming clove on the palate; a warm, drying finish with lingering clove.

The foundation is pure Woodford Reserve: a 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% malted barley mash bill, new charred oak from the brand's own cooperage, and maturation at the National Historic Landmark distillery site in Versailles, Kentucky, where whiskey-making dates to 1812. For drinkers who chased the 375ml Distillery Series vintages for years, the 700ml is the full-size answer — the distillery's most indulgent double-barreled expression, finally in a format built for more than one pour.

• Size: 700ml
• Proof: 90.4 (45.2% ABV)
• Age: No age statement — 5-7 years in the first barrel, up to two years in the second, per the distillery
• Origin: Versailles, Kentucky
• Distillery: Woodford Reserve Distillery (Brown-Forman)
• Whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Mash Bill: 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% malted barley
• Cask/Cooperage: Second new oak barrel — heavily toasted, lightly charred; two-year secondary finish
• Series: National annual release (debut January 13, 2025; returned January 14, 2026); originally a 2015 Distillery Series creation
• Bottling: 700ml national release; 'Barrel Finish Select' appears as label text
• Tasting Notes: Maple syrup, dark butterscotch, brittle caramel, bittersweet chocolate, burnt marshmallow, hickory smoke; dried cherry, cranberry, blackberry jam, ripe apple, chai tea, clove