Tag: Chris Morris

The busy life of a master distiller

At the Kentucky Derby on Saturday I ran into Chris Morris, master distiller for Woodford Reserve, the event’s official bourbon. Chris was presiding over the mixing of mint juleps in the Woodford tent, where the temperature was probably upwards of…

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New: Double Oaked Woodford

Coming in March to a liquor store near you (if you’re lucky): Woodford Reserve Double Oaked bourbon, the first permanent new product in the Woodford line in its 15-year history. This ultra-premium bourbon is aged in two unique oak barrels….

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Bourbon: Read all about it

Be sure to check out the winter issue of The Bourbon Review, now on sale at all Liquor Barn outlets. This issue features stories about Alltech’s Town Branch Bourbon, Bulleit Bourbon’s new home in Louisville – and my story about the interesting avocation of…

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Make mine a double

No, you’re not seeing things: That is a bottle of Woodford Reserve and a bottle of Maker’s Mark packaged together. This unprecedented pairing pays tribute to the Bellarmine University Knights, who won the NCAA Division II National Championship earlier this…

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Woodford Reserve releases rare ryes

The 2011 edition of Woodford Reserve’s Master’s Collection, a Rare Rye Selection, is starting to hit stores. For this edition, Woodford Reserve first created a 100 percent rye whiskey. That in itself is unusual, master distiller Chris Morris told me; very few craft distillers…

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Happy Birthday, George!

Happy Birthday to George Garvin Brown. The founder of Old Forester Bourbon and Brown-Forman Corp. was born Sept. 2, 1846, and in his honor, Brown-Forman has released a limited-edition Old Forester Birthday Bourbon every year since 2002. Each of these bourbons…

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Notes on tasting, Part Two

I once had the great good fortune to participate as Chris Morris, master distiller for Woodford Reserve, created two Personal Selections for Bluegrass Hospitality Group. We started with 10 samples, narrowed that to four, combined those into six new blends and finally…

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