Recent Woodford Reserve Articles

Woodford Reserve Turns 30: Two Distillery-Only Releases Mark a Milestone Three Decades in the Making Thirty years is a long time in any industry, but in American whiskey — where patient aging, slow distillation, and the unforgiving mathematics of barrel loss govern everything — three decades carri

Woodford Reserve's 2026 Master's Collection No. 22: Super Seasoned Oak Is the Most Technically Ambitious Bourbon of the Year Every fall, the bourbon world braces for a wave of limited releases — dusty finds, allocated unicorns, and highly marketed annual drops that range from genuinely innovative

The End of an Era in Louisville: Lawson Whiting Steps Down as Brown-Forman CEO After nearly three decades inside one of America's most storied spirits companies, Lawson Whiting has decided to call it a career. Brown-Forman Corporation announced that Whiting has decided to retire from his role as P

Derby Gold in a Bottle: Woodford Reserve and Cherie DeVaux Fuse Racing History with Kentucky Bourbon There is a particular kind of moment when two worlds that have always orbited each other finally collide head-on. On June 26, 2026, inside the stone walls of the Woodford Reserve Distillery in Vers

Woodford Reserve Distillery Series Red Corn: The Heirloom Grain Bourbon That Almost Wasn't There is a moment in every great bourbon's story where something goes sideways — where nature, timing, or circumstance conspires against a distillery's best intentions — and the whiskey that eventually makes