点评:A visit to the Woodford Reserve Distillery is a ‘must experience’ if you’re on the KY Bourbon Trail in the Versailles area. The grounds were beautiful with distinctive, limestone warehouses. The gravity-fed, Barrel Run System for moving product between buildings was pretty cool, adding to the special atmosphere. We hadn’t seen anything like the open mash cooking nor the distinctive stills (something out of the Wizard of OZ) at any of our other 5 distillery stops.
The highlight was our tour guide, Kane. Very knowledgeable and entertaining. If you’re lucky enough to connect with Kane, your experience at Woodford becomes that much more fascinating. The five bourbon sample tastings at the end of the tour were just right. And remember to save that chocolate covered bourbon ball to pare with your last tasting sample.
翻译:如果您在凡尔赛地区的肯塔基波本威士忌之路上,那么参观伍德福德珍藏酒厂绝对是“必体验”项目。酒厂环境优美,石灰岩仓库别具一格。利用重力输送的桶装酒运输系统在酒厂建筑之间循环,非常酷炫,也为酒厂增添了独特的氛围。在我们参观的其他五家酒厂中,从未见过如此开放式的麦芽浆熬煮过程,也没有见过如此独特的蒸馏器(仿佛是从《绿野仙踪》里走出来的一样)。
此次行程的亮点在于我们的导游凯恩。他知识渊博,讲解生动有趣。如果您有幸遇到凯恩,您在伍德福德的体验将会更加精彩。参观结束后,五款波本威士忌的品鉴环节恰到好处。别忘了把那颗巧克力波本威士忌球留着,搭配您最后品尝的威士忌享用。