Best Double-Oaked Bourbon

Updated April 2026.

“Double oaked” is not a TTB class. The bottle is still bourbon under Woodford Reserve Double Oaked’s page prints 90.4 proof (45.2% ABV) and a second, toasted-then-lightly-charred barrel. A 1.5-ounce pour is 1.13 NIAAA drinks. This is not a 2023 ranking.

Other twice-barreled SKUs are brand processes. Read proof. Related: Woodford Reserve, sipping bourbon, Elijah Craig vs Woodford.

Class vs extra barrel

Reading tool What it is 1.5 oz drinks
TTB class Bourbon / straight bourbon ≥80 proof
Woodford Double Oaked 90.4° on-brand; second barrel 1.13
Woodford bourbon 90.4°; one new-char cycle 1.13
Double Double Oaked Different SKU — read the neck From labeled ABV

A 750 mL 45.2% bottle is about 19 drinks. Four 90.4-proof pours are about 4.5 drinks. Pour math: whiskey drinks.

Sources

  • Woodford Reserve Double Oaked: 90.4°. woodfordreserve.com.
  • TTB 27 CFR 5.143. NIAAA December 2025.

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