Woodinville Straight Bourbon Whiskey Applewood Staves 750ml

Woodinville Straight Bourbon Whiskey Applewood Staves is a specialty finish from Woodinville Whiskey Company in Washington State, where the brand's standard bourbon — made from grain grown on family farms and distilled and aged in Woodinville — is finished with applewood staves inserted into the barrel. That added applewood contact brings subtle sweet, fruity wood notes on top of the standard high-rye mash bill's spicy complexity. Woodinville ages its bourbon a minimum of five years in charred new oak before any additional finishing, giving this release a solid maturity base to build the applewood character onto. Expect a smooth, layered bourbon with more nuance than the flagship release.

How to drink Woodinville Applewood Staves Bourbon

Neat is the best way to track the applewood character against Woodinville's standard release. It also holds up well in an Old Fashioned if you want that extra fruit-wood note carried into the drink.

BourbonMash bill: High-rye · New charred oak, applewood stave finish · Woodinville, Washington