After pouring the two, I rotated these around until I was sure I didn't know which one was which, other than the label on the bottom of the glass. The first one I sampled turned out to be the Woodford Reserve. On the nose, I got sweet caramel, vanilla, apple, some rye spice and pepper, and a faint hint of dill. The smell reminded me of a bourbon overall.
The taste I got the rye grain and spice, toffee, some fruit. With water things seemed to mellow out a bit, I could take this one either way. The finish was warm with some licorice. This one was interesting, and I'd rate it 3.5 / 5.0 - would drink anytime!
The second sample turned out to be the Old Forester. On the nose I got cherry, sweet and some menthol, with some dill notes in the background. The taste was inline with that, maybe a little bit of pepper too. The finish I got cherry syrup, rye spices, menthol finish along with some pine. Water mellows things out a bit, nothing really changed, I could go either way with this. I feel this one wasn't quite as good at the first, but it was still pretty good overall, rated 3.25 / 5.0
Around here, Woodford Reserve Rye usually runs around $30 a 750, while Old Forester is $25 or a bit under for a 750. They are both good enough to keep around - but the Woodford is a bit better overall. Cheers!
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