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
SFWSC - San Francisco World Spirits Competition - Double Gold
2024, 2023
ISC-International Spirits Challenge - Gold
2024
The Americian Whiskey Masters - Gold
2022
As part of the wheated bourbon family, this twelve year old W. L. Weller is aged far longer than most wheated bourbons. This offering is a smooth, easy-going and balanced bourbon with a beautiful deep bronze color. Aromas of lanolin, almond, creamed corn and toasty vanilla.
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.