Buffalo Trace Distillery is a distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, that is owned by the Sazerac Company. It has historically been known by several names, including the George T. Stagg Distillery and the Old Fire Copper (O.F.C.) Distillery. Its namesake bourbon brand, Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon whiskey, was introduced in August 1999. The company claims […]
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Top 20 Most Expensive Bourbons in the World
All prices are sourced from auctions in United States Dollars The Top 20 Most Expensive Bourbons Avg. Price (USD) 1 Michter’s Celebration Sour Mash Whiskey, Kentucky $3,690 2 Old Fitzgerald Very Old 8 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky $3,416 3 Parker’s Heritage Collection 2nd Edition 27 Year Old Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky $3,103 4 […]
Buffalo Trace Antique Bourbon Collection 2017 Released
FRANKFORT, FRANKLIN COUNTY, KY (Sept. 19, 2017) Whiskey lovers rejoice, Buffalo Trace Distillery is releasing its 2017 Antique Collection. The highly anticipated collection will once again feature five limited-release whiskeys of various ages, recipes and proofs. Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley notes, “The team had another great year with the Antique Collection. From distillation, to barrel selection, to […]
Buffalo Trace Single Oak Bourbon Experiment
Over the a period of four years from 2011 to 2015, Buffalo Trace Distillery has been incrementally releasing 192 different bottlings of a Single Oak Project Bourbon and asking whiskey enthusiasts to vote on their favourite at www.singleoakproject.com. The ambitious goal of this research was to create the perfect bourbon, based on feedback from bourbon drinkers. […]
William Larue Weller Bourbon Tasting Notes
This is one of those chase bourbons that most people will never get a chance to try at non-secondary market prices. I wondered if this bourbon would stand up to the hype. It stood up and then some. From the first sniff to the finish, this was a really good bourbon. Nose With the first […]
Review of George T Stagg by Darrell Martin
Last week I sat down and reviewed the 2014 Sazerac Rye 18 Year and so I felt it was appropriate to turn to another item in the 2014 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection offerings, the George T. Stagg. The 2014 Stagg was composed of barrels aged no less than 16 years and bottle uncut and un-chill filtered […]