A Bourbon-Lover’s Perfect Afternoon. Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Kentucky Bourbon

A Bourbon-Lover’s Perfect Afternoon. Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Kentucky Bourbon

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A bourbon-lover’s perfect afternoon: a top-down ride along back country roads and a warm welcome by close friends into their bustling kitchen. My eyes slide to the counter where our hosts set out 3 wineglasses for the wine lovers in our foursome and a smaller delicate glass, cozying up to a stylish bottle of dark amber liquid. This is for me: Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Kentucky bourbon, given the “double-barrel” treatment, which means it’s been finished in a second oak barrel which has been “heavily toasted, lightly charred.” More wood, more charring explains the darker, richer color and I can’t wait to see how it looks and tastes in the graceful glass.

 

What’s with the glass?  My hostess gets it: The glass is a big part of the pleasure for me, both the glass from which I sip my bourbon and the design of the bottle itself. Heavy-bottomed he-man tumblers are out. I’ll take a delicate tulip glass, a cordial glass, a sherry glass, flea-market Depression stemware,  vintage Nick & Nora glasses—even a small elegant martini glass is grand.

I’m ready to pour and I prefer it neat. The first aroma is cherry, wood and vanilla, and the first sip reveals dulce de leche, chocolate and more wood. This bourbon’s a great companion for the whole afternoon. I put my eye right up to the glass and through the beautiful liquid, I survey the kitchen’s bounty: cheese and smoked fish noshes, T-bones coming to room temperature on the counter, and bags of chocolate-chocolate chip cookies for dessert. Double barreled pleasure all the way.

La Bourbonessa

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