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Buffalo Trace Bourbon Reviews
Buffalo Trace Distillery is a distillery located in Frankfort, Kentucky that produces a variety of spirits, including bourbon, rye whiskey, and vodka. It was founded in 1773 and is one of the oldest continuously operating distilleries in the United States.
Buffalo Trace Distillery
The distillery is named after the historic buffalo trace, a centuries-old pathway used by buffalo and other animals to travel through the region.
Buffalo Trace is known for producing high-quality, award-winning spirits using traditional methods and ingredients. The distillery uses corn, rye, and barley in its mash bills and ages its spirits in charred oak barrels.
Buffalo Trace Products
Some of the distillery’s most popular products include Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Eagle Rare Bourbon, Blanton’s Bourbon, and Pappy Van Winkle, which are highly sought after by collectors and whiskey enthusiasts.
Just what we needed – A new Weller label for 2023
Looks like Buffalo Trace is readying another product we won’t be able to find.
Buffalo Trace vs Benchmark 8 & Small Batch Review
Eeny Meeny Miny Moe, which Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 Bottle is worth the dough?
The Best Weller Bourbon Bottles Ranked: 7 Bottles Reviewed
We rank all 7 labels in this line and explain their differences.
Stagg Batch 18 – 131 Proof Review
Guess who’s back? Back again? Stagg (Jr) is back. Tell a friend.
Bulleit Bourbon vs Buffalo Trace – Comparison Review
These low budget bottles are a bartenders best friend and also the perfect daily sipper that won’t break the bank. But which one is for you?
Benchmark Single Barrel Bourbon Review
One of six expressions of the Benchmark line and the only one that is a single barrel.
Colonel E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof Uncut and Unfiltered Bourbon Batch 10 – 127.3 Proof Review
The closest thing anyone could get to a GTS in 2021.
Eagle Rare Single Barrel Showdown
Two Eagle Rare picks from the same store separated by a year. How different could they be?
Colonel E.H. Taylor Bottled in Bond Straight Rye Whiskey
An oddball among the EH Taylor lineup
Blanton’s Bourbon Single Barrel Special Reserve
Blanton’s Bourbon Single Barrel needs no introduction. If you’re new to bourbon, it’s usually the first bottle you’ll covet.
Stagg Jr Batch 17 – 128.7 Proof
The final batch before the label loses it’s “Jr.” designation.
Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Bourbon (2021) Review
The 2021 Antique Collection’s only bourbon to use Mash Bill #1
Stagg Jr Single Barrel Bourbon (Binny’s Barrel #009)
Do single barrels of Stagg Jr play along to the chorus or march to the beat of their own drum?
Stagg Jr Batch 16 Review
The second-to-last Stagg Jr batch ever produced.
Weller Full Proof Bourbon vs Vance’s Private Reserve Comparison Review
Two bourbons with almost identical age and proof battle for wheated supremacy.
Weller Craft Your Perfect Bourbon (CYPB, 2021) Review
Buffalo Trace democratizes bourbon by letting their fans tell them how to make it (kinda).
Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bottled in Bond Bourbon Review
EH Taylor’s entry level bourbon screams “Buy Me”
Weller Single Barrel Review
Buffalo Trace expands a lineup of a product they already can’t produce enough of.
Stagg Jr. Bourbon Batch 15 (131.1 proof) Review
Batch 14 received a lukewarm reception from critics. Can Batch 15 remedy that?
Thomas H. Handy Rye Whiskey (2015, 126.9 proof) Review
The baby of BTAC wants to show it still belongs.
Stagg Jr. Batch 6 – 132.5 proof Review
The gateway drug to Barrel Proof Buffalo Trace.
Sazerac Rye Whiskey Review
Known as “Baby Saz” among enthusiasts, is this rye whiskey destined to be more than a mixer?
Weller Special Reserve Bourbon Review
Buffalo Trace’s entry level wheated bourbon.
Hancock’s Reserve vs. Old Forester Single Barrel (Rural Inn #2 Muddy Waters)
Buffalo Trace’s forgotten label takes on a relic of Old Forester’s Single Barrel program
Stagg Jr. Comparison – Batch 12 vs Batch 14
Batch 12 and 13 were the best Stagg Jr in a while. Can Batch 14 keep up the pace?
Benchmark Full Proof vs 1792 Full Proof Comparison Review
Sazerac continues to corner the market on “Full Proof” releases.
Old Weller Antique Comparison Review (Batched vs. Big Red Liquors Single Barrel)
Did Big Red Liquors pick a honey barrel or a dud when it comes to Old Weller Antique. Let’s see how these stack up against each other.
Blanton’s Straight From the Barrel Single Barrel Bourbon
The top dog in the Blanton’s lineup makes a case for why it should be considered the “6th BTAC Bottle”.
Buffalo Trace vs. Buffalo Trace Single Barrel Comparison Review
How much difference can we expect from Buffalo Trace’s flagship bourbon when it takes on a single barrel form?
Weller 12 Year vs. 1792 Sweet Wheat Comparison Review
Is there an alternative out there to the elusive Weller 12 year?
Colonel E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof Batch 6 vs. Stagg Jr Batch 10 Comparison Review
Two of Buffalo Trace’s most prolific labels outside of the BTAC lineup compete to see which one deserves your money.
Stagg Jr. Batch 7 vs. 9 Comparison Review
How different can two Stagg Jr. batches really be?
Elmer T. Lee vs. Blanton’s Single Barrel Comparison Review
Battle of the 90 proof Buffalo Trace Mashbill #2’s.
Stagg Jr. Batch 12 vs. Batch 13 Comparison Review
Named “Whiskey of the Year” by another website made everyone rush to grab up a bottle of Stagg Jr. Batch 12. Is it worth they hype?
William Larue Weller (2015) Review
Perfection in a bottle.
Ancient Age Bourbon Review
An old favorite loses its 10 year old age statement. What else will it lose?
Blanton’s Gold Single Barrel vs Rock Hill Farms Single Barrel Review
Buffalo Trace Mashbill #2 fan favorites face off to see who rules at the 100 proof point.
E.H. Taylor Single Barrel vs. John J. Bowman Single Barrel
Are there really any good alternatives to a great single barrel from the EH Taylor line?