{"product_id":"woodford-masters-collection-five-malt-stout-kentucky-malt-whiskey","title":"Woodford Master's Collection Five Malt Stout Kentucky Malt Whiskey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWoodford Reserve Masters Collection Five Malt Stout Kentucky Malt Whiskey — a rare American whiskey departure from the bourbon category, triple-distilled from a five-malt grain bill that incorporates stout malt from the craft brewing world, producing a whiskey with no equivalent in the mainstream Kentucky market.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican malt whiskey uses malted barley as the primary grain rather than corn, aged in new charred American oak rather than the used cooperage of Scotch. Woodford's Five Malt Stout goes further: five distinct malted barleys, each kilned to a different roast level, contribute separately to the final flavor. Pale malt provides base sweetness; crystal malt adds caramel character; chocolate malt contributes the cocoa notes its name suggests; black patent malt adds intense dark roast depth; and stout malt — borrowed directly from craft brewing practice — brings the characteristic dark grain, coffee, and bitter chocolate of stout beer into whiskey form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTriple-distilled through Woodford's copper pot stills and matured in new charred American white oak, the Five Malt Stout is technically American by every production measure while drawing on European malt traditions in a way that creates a genuinely crossover expression — interesting to bourbon drinkers for its unusual grain depth and interesting to Scotch drinkers for its familiar malt architecture expressed through American oak maturation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Roasted grain, dark chocolate, coffee, and caramel layered across the five-malt spectrum from pale grain sweetness to dark roast intensity; complex and distinctly different from any standard bourbon expression\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich and multi-dimensional — chocolate malt, coffee, vanilla, toasted grain, and caramel; the pale malts provide sweetness while the stout and black patent malts add depth and dark roast complexity; the new American oak contributes the vanilla and spice framework that grounds the unusual grain character\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long with roasted grain, dark chocolate, and warm oak tapering into a clean, satisfying close\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woodford Reserve Distillery, Versailles, Kentucky\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kentucky Malt Whiskey, Masters Collection\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGrain Bill:\u003c\/strong\u003e Five malted barleys — pale malt, crystal malt, chocolate malt, black patent malt, stout malt\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMaturation:\u003c\/strong\u003e New charred American white oak\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDistillation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Triple copper pot still\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 45.2% (90.4 Proof)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/whiskey\"\u003ewhiskey collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Kentucky malt whiskey?\u003c\/strong\u003e An American whiskey where malted barley is the predominant grain rather than corn, aged in new charred American oak. It falls outside the bourbon classification (which requires 51% corn minimum) but is distinctly American in its production and maturation — not Scotch.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhy include stout malt?\u003c\/strong\u003e Stout malt is a heavily-kilned malted barley that imparts the dark grain, coffee, and bitter chocolate character associated with stout beer. Incorporating it into whiskey production brings those brewing flavors into the spirit, giving the Five Malt Stout a complexity unavailable from standard two-row or six-row malt alone.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIs this suitable for Scotch drinkers?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — the multi-malt grain bill and triple pot still distillation give it a grain complexity and structure closer to Scottish single malt than standard bourbon, while the new American oak gives it a distinctly American vanilla and spice framework. 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