A property of spirits giant Brown-Forman, Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select (the standard Woodford offering) is one of the few remaining bourbons to use a triple-distillation process from its copper pot stills in Woodford County that is then batched with the more common column distilled spirit from the Shively campus in Louisville. Woodford acknowledges five sources of flavor : Grain, Water, Fermentation, Distillation, and Maturation and highlights how they differentiate at each point in the production process. Woodford ferments its mash for six days, a longer and slower process than most, allowing the formation of additional flavor compounds from its proprietary yeast strain, internally designated as 72B. They still use Small 7,500-gallon fermenters made of Cypress wood in lieu of more modern steel vessels, the porous wood also aiding in ester formation. This review is from a 50ml mini bottle so will not have the benefit of additional fine tuning sessions. 🛒 Sourced: Free...
This ready-to-drink canned latte from Philadelphia coffee institution, La Colombe offers a sweet cold brew experience in a convenient package. La Colombe uses a in-can oxygen barrier to keep it fresh and Nitrous Oxide to help create a micro-foam head and silky texture. Marketed as a cleaner alternative to typical bottled coffee drinks, it has a simple ingredient list and uses sugar instead of corn syrup and real vanilla extract with around a third of the added sugar of the average RTD coffee. There is also added lactase to make it easier to digest for those with sensitivities to lactose (more recent iterations have gone lactose free). It comes in both 11oz. and 9oz. iterations both floating around $3-4. 🌍 Origin: Single-origin Colombian beans 🔥 Roast Level: Medium Roast. Specifically, they use their signature Espresso Roast profile (often associated with their Nizza blend characteristics). 🧪 Brew Method: Cold-Pressed Espresso - The coffee is steeped as a cold ...