Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection Aged Cask and New Cask Rye Whiskey were made from 100% rye grains. “This idea has a great tradition,” says Morris. “Bartenders appreciate a rye whiskey, and I wanted to give it a try.” Once the grains were harvested, they were mashed and fermented at the distillery in Versailles, Kentucky (100% rye mashbills are notoriously difficult to ferment). Then, the wash — the liquid that remains following fermentation — was triple distilled through Morris’ copper-pot stills. Following distillation, a portion of the whiskey was aged in new, American oak casks while the remainder was aged in American oak casks that had previously been used to mature Woodford Reserve Bourbon. After aging for an average of seven to eight years, each of these limited edition ryes was brought to proof and bottled separately.