Buffalo Trace Distillery

1001 Wilkinson Boulevard
PO Box 619
Frankfort
KY
40602
U.S.A.

Telephone: 001 502 223 7641
Fax: 001 502 875 5553
Web: http://www.buffalotrace.com

Whiskies from 'Buffalo Trace Distillery'

• Blanton's

A complex, rich and interesting character. Water cuts the edges and adds creaminess. A real delight.

• Blanton's Original Bourbon

A bourbon with dessert.

• Buffalo Trace American Straight Bourbon

Some very interesting flavours, but lacks roundness and length.

• Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection 10 Years Old Zinfandel Aged

A finer structured example but the Zinfandel element seems a little bolted on.

• Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection 6 Years Old Zinfandel Aged

Has blunt charm rather than complexity. A dancing bear, but don’t give it any water.

• Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection Chardonnay , 6 Years Old

The wood is simply too aggressive for the spirit.

• Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection Chardonnay, 10 Years Old

The nose is great, the palate a huge let down. I’m all for experiments but this hasn’t worked.

• Eagle Rare 10 Years Old

Slightly less sweet than the last bottling I tasted.

• Eagle Rare 10 Years Old, Single Barrel

More delicate and restrained than I expect from Eagle Rare...distinctly the sweeter of the Bourbons in this tasting.

• Eagle Rare 17 Years Old

Some interesting flavours, with lots of dimensions, but no balance or structure. I’m not wild about Angel Delight.

• Eagle Rare 17 Years Old

The nose suggested an astringent palate, but there is some balancing sweetness.

• Eagle Rare 17 Years Old, Single Barrel

A clean, easily drinkable, well-made Bourbon. Straight-ahead, rather than quirky. A certain mature restraint, but is that sufficient pay-off?

• Elmer T. Lee

A superbly balanced giant. More on the sweet side than the spicy one. Should marry so well with my pecan pie! Avoid water.

• Elmer T. Lee Kentucky Bourbon

Light in both flavour and body for a small batch bourbon. Clean, crisp, enjoyable.

• Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel

The fruitiest of the Bourbons. After dinner?

• Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel

Delicious. Dangerously drinkable. Bigger and richer than I remember.

• George T. Stagg

Ideal for Thanksgiving or Christmas. If you don't like your in-laws or the television, knock yourself out after dinner.

• George T. Stagg

Where is the pleasure? Even with water, one feels the burn, which covers the flavours. I am no masochist, thank you.

• Hancock's President's Reserve

Liked that spicy-lemon rye character, but lacking in complexity and roundness.

• Old Charter 12 Years Old

A good, substantial bourbon.

• Old Charter Proprietor's Reserve

Finally made it to lunch.

• Old Charter The Classic 90, 12 Years Old

Biscuits and gravy and a shot of Charter 12. The breakfast of champions.

• Rock Hill Farm Single Cask Bourbon

The flavours may sound similar but it is the interplay of their subtleties that make this such an interesting whiskey. Try it with a double chocolate-chip cookie. Or a rocky road ice-cream.

Articles about 'Buffalo Trace Distillery'

• American idols

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  Found in issue 57 (American Whiskey)

• Kentucky swoon

  In the latest in our series,Rob Allanson looks to bourbon country.
  Found in issue 55 (Visitors’ Guide)

• Traces of the buffalo (Buffalo Trace)

  Stuart Maclean Ramsay enjoys a whiskey tasting and tour at the imprssive Buffalo Trace Disteilery in Franklin County, Kentucky.
  Found in issue 26 (Distillery Focus)

• A trace of greatness

  Stuart Maclean Ramsay roams among the magnificent buffalo of Kentucky..
  Found in issue 11 (Whisky Hero)

• Return of the rye

  The bad guy's whiskey is set to leap off the history shelves and stage a magnificent revival. Scott Aiges makes an irresistable case for procurring some bottles..
  Found in issue 9 (American Whiskey)