Factory Tour, tastings, flagship shop:
113 Great Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, Kentucky, USABuy online directly from the producer:
www.buffalotracedistillery.com/shop.htmlExperimental phase: initial rating derived from official awards and critic reviews
ISC-International Spirits Challenge - Gold
2022, 2021
The American Whiskey Masters - Master
2023
E. H. Taylor, Jr. Barrel Proof is a Straight Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey produced by Buffalo Trace Distillery. This bourbon is crafted from hand-selected barrels and bottled directly from the barrel, uncut and unfiltered, at more than 125 proof. It reflects the traditional methods of whiskey production from the pre-Prohibition era, when Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. owned the distillery.
Buffalo Trace Distillery, located in Frankfort, Kentucky, is celebrated as the oldest continuously operating distillery in the United States, with a rich history of over 200 years. Founded by Colonel E. H. Taylor Jr. and later expanded under George T.
Stagg, the distillery has survived challenges such as floods, fires, and Prohibition, during which it produced whiskey for medicinal purposes. Today, it is known for its wide range of highly acclaimed bourbons and whiskeys, including Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Eagle Rare, and the Pappy Van Winkle line.