Each fall, Buffalo Trace releases its Antique Collection (often referred to as “the B-TAC” by the cool kids), five limited-edition whiskeys of varying recipes, proofs and ages. The good news for Stagg fans is that this year’s batch was bottled…
The annual fall release of limited-edition whiskeys continues with the 2017 edition of Buffalo Trace’s Antique Collection, five whiskeys of various ages, recipes, and proofs. According to a news release, Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley is particularly taken with the “extra…
This week, Buffalo Trace Distillery released some of the results from its first bourbon barrel aging experiment inside Warehouse X, the experimental warehouse built in 2013 that allows for specific atmospheric variables to be tested in four individual chambers, plus…
90 proof, 10 years old $46.35/375ml suggested retail price The story: In its latest experimental release, Buffalo Trace Distillery created two different barrel types, one made entirely of French oak, and another using the usual American white oak staves with barrel…
90 proof, 10 years old $46.35/375ml suggested retail price The story: Buffalo Trace Distillery is well known for its experimental whiskey. At any point, more than 3,000 experimental barrels are aging in the distilleries warehouses. One of its very first releases,…
Every fall, Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Ky., releases a collection of five limited-release whiskeys – George T. Stagg, Eagle Rare 17 Year, William Larue Weller. Sazerac Rye 18 Year and Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye – that have become…
Stagg Jr. Bourbon 134.4 proof (will vary), 8-9 years old $49.99/750ml George T. Stagg has a son! In 2002, Buffalo Trace Distillery introduced George T. Stagg Bourbon, a limited-release barrel-proof whiskey, that is part of its annual Antique Collection series. The…
You’ve heard of the hair of the dog? Well, if you make the winning bid on this Col. E.H. Taylor collector series, you’ll take home five limited-edition bottles of whiskey and benefit the dogs (and cats) in the care of…
For the spring issue of The Bourbon Review, I talked with Buffalo Trace master distiller Harlen Wheatley about his distillery’s expansive experimental program – the largest such program in the world. At any given time, roughly 1,000 barrels at Buffalo Trace are…
They sure are a curious bunch over at Buffalo Trace Distillery. At just about any time, master distiller Harlen Wheatley and his crew have about 1,000 barrels filled with experimental concoctions, all designed to broaden their knowledge of bourbon production…
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