Buffalo Trace Experiments

Ah... The next batch is out, now I need to know where to find them. The prices are a bit steep for most of us but these bourbons are special. I really respect Buffalo Trace for sharing their developments with the rest of us. I look forward to trying these new experiments. I'm very curious about the actual effect of the wine woods since Macallan has taken a clear stance that the wood is more important than the sherry in sherry finishing.

The core Buffalo Trace products are good, and extremely well executed, but I haven't been blown away by Eagle Rare, Blanton's or Buffalo Trace. I like them all and we'll be getting some reviews / notes up on all three of these soon but I'm still looking for the mind-blowing bourbons from these people that I keep hearing about.

Old Forester 2007 Birthday Bourbon and Pappy Van Winkle 15 or 20 are bourbons that stand out to me as mind blowing. It may just be my particular taste that marks these as the stand-outs but I think they take bourbon to a new level.

I'm sure that these experiments will bring much more than technical excellence to the table. Aside from the wine woods, they're distilled in an extremely small still which as St. George's Single Malt shows has a profound effect on the final product. Also they are matured for 14 and 16 years respectively, which is quite old for bourbons.

I can't wait to try them, and I can't wait to be blown away by Buffalo Trace.

Thanks as always to John Hansell for keeping us all in the know.