Woodinville Private Select Bourbon 750 ml

Woodinville Private Select is a single barrel program from Woodinville Whiskey Company in Woodinville, Washington, letting retailers and groups pick an individual barrel of the distillery's straight bourbon rather than buying the standard blended-batch release. Woodinville grows and mills its own grain and ages whiskey in eastern Washington before finishing in Woodinville, so barrel-to-barrel variation is part of the appeal. Expect caramel, vanilla and orchard fruit on the nose, a smooth, full palate with oak and baking spice, and a warm, moderately long finish — though the exact profile varies by the specific barrel selected.

How to drink Woodinville Private Select

Take it neat first to judge what this particular barrel picked, then decide if it's worth diluting — single barrel picks vary enough that a blanket serving rule doesn't fit every bottle.

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