When Goodwood told people they had acquired infamous collapsed Warehouse 30 barrels from Barton, I immediately looked into it, wondering why Sazerac would put these barrels on the open market before launching their own Warehouse 30 product. This is the same company that released the … Continue readingNo, Goodwood Brewing Did Not Acquire Collapsed Barton Barrels
Buffalo Traced announced its highly anticipated Antique Collection today. Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Bourbon returns at 101 proof. Here’s what else: George T. Stagg George T. Stagg, 124.9 proof, includes 284 barrels filled in the spring of 2003 from warehouses C, H, I, K, … Continue readingBuffalo Trace Antique Collection: 2018
Sazerac announced its latest limited release, an experimental whiskey–Abraham Bowman Sweet XVI Bourbon. According to the company, the whiskey explores how barrel entry proof affects bourbon flavor profile over long aging periods. The bourbon was allowed to age for sixteen years prior to bottling. This … Continue readingNew Whiskey: Abraham Bowman Sweet XVI Bourbon
Barton 1792 Distillery announced its 1792 Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The whiskey follows the BIB rules in that it was distilled in one distilling season, is at least four years old and is bottled at 100 proof. The company did not give a specific … Continue readingBottled in Bond 1792 in Time for Holidays
Sazerac announced its annual Pappy Van Winkle releases today, but said 2017 will have no rye whiskey for the brand. The company did say that its wheated bourbons garnered greater yields. The company blamed a barrel gap in rye inventory, saying its Van Winkle rye … Continue readingNo Van Winkle Rye This Year
This year’s Buffalo Trace announced its Antique Collection. Here are the details. George T. Stagg 129.2 proof. Uncut and unfiltered. This batch contained 309 barrels from warehouses C, K, M and Q. William Larue Weller Uncut, unfiltered, wheated recipe distilled in the winter of 2005 … Continue readingNew Buffalo Trace Antique Collection