Stagg distillery was renamed Buffalo Trace in June 1999 and introduced its flagship bourbon, Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, in August 1999. Stagg Distillery and the Old Fire Copper (OFC) Distillery.

It as historically been known by several names, including the George T. The American, family owned, distillery has won more international awards since 1990 than any other North American distillery, earning more than 160 distinctions in national and international competitions, including seven “Distillery of the Year” awards, since 2000.īuffalo Trace Distillery site encompasses 119 acres and 114 buildings. “The finish is long and lush.” says Wine Enthusiast Magazine with a rating of 93.ĭouble Gold Medal Winner in the 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. “Big, moody, uncompromising and complex beyond belief.” “One of the world’s great whiskeys” comments Jim Murray from Whisky Magazine. This whisky keeps pleasing crowds of professionals. Corn is chewy, and rye offers a rich textured background.ĭries at last in the finish as the oak takes command, but rye offers extra depth and a layer of bitterness, as does a lingering licorice. Satisfyingly deep, gently vanilla-ed and molassed with even a sprig of sweet mint.A rip-roaring waxy sweetness palate checked by a big build-up of vanilla-rich oak. Outstanding aroma, kicked off by a spicy prickle. The body is big, and on the palate, this becomes a very spicy, masculine whiskey with a complex spicy mustiness and notes of leather, tobacco, overripe oranges and a surprising smokiness not often found in a bourbon. Taylor Jr which we do not currently stock unfortunately, applauded its “intense nose of bitter chocolate”.īrushed gold in colour, this bourbon brings a mélange of aromas to the nose: honey, vanilla, oak, toffee and a suggestion of coriander are all there. Also producers of the extremely rare World’s Best Bourbon, according to International Wine And Spirits Competition, Colonel E. This tradition was honoured in 1984 when the distillery became the first to commercially market a single-barrel bourbon. During the Prohibition era, the distillery’s existence was spared by the allowance of a permit, one of only four issued in the country, to continue distillation for medicinal purposes. By 1886, the distillery had introduced the nation’s first climate-controlled warehousing for ageing whisky and had earned a worldwide reputation for producing America’s finest bourbons.

There has been a working distillery on the grounds since 1787. Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Signature Whiskey was produced in tribute to the mighty buffalo and the rugged, independent spirit, of the pioneers who followed them. It is here where Buffalo Trace Distillery has been making bourbon whiskey the same way for more than 200 years. What would become the area’s distinguished bourbon heritage took root. One such trail led to the banks of the Kentucky River. The oldest continuously-operating distillery in the United States.Īncient buffalo carved paths through the wilderness that led American pioneers and explorers to new frontiers. The taste is rich and complex, with hints of vanilla, toffee and candied fruit. This whiskey ages in new oak barrels for years, in century old warehouses until the peak of maturity. Made from the finest corn, rye and barley malt. Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is distilled, aged and bottled at the most award-winning distillery in the world.

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