Woodford Reserve Barrel Strength RyeTo craft this new expression, Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall used a pre prohibition style mash bill of 53% rye, the same mash bill as Woodford Reserve Rye, but bottled it at the strength of the collective batch of barrels: 125. 1 Barrel Strength Rye honors the legacy of Americas original rye whiskeys, where spice and tobacco take the lead, layered with notes of fruit, floral, and subtle sweetness. But rather than presenting the standard 90. 4 proof