Woodson Whiskey - Team 144 Commemorative Bottle
So the other day I made the post about the championship bottles in Lowell, MI at Showboat Spirits... I ordered one of each and working out the shipping with a friends.
Well, I just saw where Woodson Whiskey just released their team 144 commemorative bottles. Fortunately THEY SHIP!!!
So if you like whiskey or just a collector, then hit up this link:
https://woodsonwhiskey.com/
For the skeptics, Charles Woodson Whiskey is LEGIT good.
This isn’t just a “support a Michigan guy” thing - you’ll genuinely enjoy drinking this if you like bourbon. In that price range, I switch between Woodson and Angel’s Envy as my personal favorite.
Oh, and Woodford Reserve made a National Championship bottle too. VERY good.
I also like Angel's Envy... and Blantons.
I also ordered the Woodford Reserve bottles... I won't open it until we play for another national championship.
Was just gifted some Angel's Envy yesterday for my birthday. I know it's nothing fancy as bourbon goes, but I'm looking forward to drinking it.
Might have to get the Woodson, too.
What is the age statement? I imagine he doesn't have his own distillery. Which company is making it?
I actually don’t believe it’s a white label product. I think he actually does own the process end to end. Obviously the mash is made in Kentucky, but it’s definitely barreled and bottled in California because it uses the Woodson wine barrels for aging.
I don’t have a bottle in front of me, but I think it’s a 2 year whisky with rapid aging.
This one is a 2 year whiskey.
Many of his others are an "accelerated 6 months" which typically means using smaller barrels / casks compared to traditional models to mature the whiskey more quickly without sacrificing quality
*Less sacrificing of quality. I think I need to try it but speed aging brings out some funky flavors. Its an imperfect science. Thing is I love all the science and experimentation of it so its right up my alley.
It’s distilled at a distillery in San Diego, Kettner Distillery (about a 15 minute drive from my office), using his winery’s barrels. Has made picking up orders very convenient in the past.
Whiskey/Bourbon newbie here - prefer the smooth ones (Buffalo Trace/Eagle Rare) to the harsher ones with a bit more bite. Is the flavor profile here more in the smooth or the "bite" category?
Both Woodson and Angel’s Envy are smooth
I prefer smooth... this is more smooth. I stay away from the single barrel whiskey (usually) because it has a hard bite haha
This is what I was told by a gentleman in the local Total Wine shop.
Barrel proof is 125. That's the starting point. Everything else is diluted to get to a lower proof. This one seems to be 45% vol by alcohol, so 90 proof. Chances are it's going to be smooth. Should be similar to Eagle Rare 10 years in "bite".
Depends on the barrel. There are barrels that are over 135 and they didn’t. Concentrate the alcohol. All depends on how it’s made stored. Age matters too. I don’t trust anyone from total wine.
Thanks for pointing out the 135. I am learning :)
People need to understand smooth can sometimes mean watered down as well. What is harsh to some is just cask strength and its natural form before diluting it. There are people that add a ton of cubes to 80 proof whiskey to make it smooth. My first adventures in the whiskey world I thought 80 proof was plenty bitey. We just did a 143 proof Jack Daniels hazmat project back in a barrel to age a bit more. It was incredibly smooth (yes we have issues) already with a grape bomb note to it.
a bourbon guy with a football problem
Better than me. A hockey guy with a football, scotch, and bourbon problem
They originally wanted to call it "Woodson Reserve" but then realized Woodson has never been a reserve.
NICE! Just bought one. I got the 3 pack of wine bottles (engraved) as well. Pretty cool. Wife and I enjoy whiskey these days... will be excited to see it/drink it
$70 with tax and shipping. 100% would be doing this for the bottle given it’s a 2 year whiskey.
Yeah, nothing against it, but Charles is basically deploying the color scheme on a label to make some money.
That's why I bought 2 bottles... was $115 after shipping. I'm ok with $62.5 per bottle
Maybe my math is off, but isn't $115 $57.5/bottle?
EVEN BETTER!!!
Math is hard... especially for a WVWolverine hahaha
out of stock already
dang! that was fast!!! glad I got mine in quick
Looks like they are back in stock, I just grabbed one at 3:00 EST.
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing this.
Charles is a true renaissance man.
Yep! I was gifted some Woodson Whiskey for Xmas. Enjoyed it thoroughly! Would recommend.
Thanks for the post. Just ordered two bottles - to save on shipping obviously :-)
If you are local, Stadium Market on Packard and Stadium has a nice selection. I bought 3 bottles of the National Championship Woodford engraved bottle (15-0) at a very reasonable price. I have purchased quite a few Woodson Whiskeys there as well, I haven't seen if they have the Team 144 but you can call them. I got my very last bottle of Eagle Rare from them last fall, the 1.75L version, so they get it from time to time. Seem to have plenty of Buffalo Trace as well.
His whiskey is smooth. Charles also has pretty good Paso Robles Chardonnay, Cabernet and Red Blend under the Intercept brand.
One morning, after the lousy 2019 home loss to OSU, I was sent out to the local A2 Meijer on Zeeb Road to pick up eggs and some other stuff in the dairy section. Luckily the wine section (why is it next to dairy), Charles Woodson was in sweats helping a guy load up his wine bottles in a display. Nobody was around so we got to grumble about the state of UM football then ( seems like a million years ago) and then talk a little wine, which he got into when he was playing for the Oakland Raiders. Just a great , great passionate UM guy.
I bought a few bottles ( to go with my eggs) which he autographed and he made an awful weekend very memorable in a good way.
Which wine did you buy?
I buy the Chardonnay. It sells for $20 but can be had for $15 at the same store I met him at. Easy to find that ( or any A2) Meijer, if you are going to the Big House. Great to serve to Spartan and Buckeye guests.
That’s a fuggin awesome story!!! I wish I could get my bottles signed
Do I buy one to drink and one to put on display in my man cave? I think I deserve an early Father's Day gift to me.
yeah totally... you deserve to buy two... display one, drink the other. Happy Father's Day!
Got a bottle, undetermined if I’ll drink it or just keep it as a memento. No idea what would make me decide one way or another.
$18 shipping. oof