Buffalo Trace

Buffalo Trace is an American bourbon whiskey which is amongst the most popular in the world. The distillery has a great history and is also responsible for other great whiskies such as Blanton's and Eagle Rare. Read this blog archive for more information.
The 2025 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection ArrivesThe 2025 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection Arrives

The Buffalo Trace Antique Collection lands each autumn, and the 2025 release arrives with its usual fanfare and a very welcome plot twist. The Buffalo Trace Antique Collection now includes…

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Eagle Rare 12 Joins the Nest: Buffalo Trace Expands its Award-Winning LineupEagle Rare 12 Joins the Nest: Buffalo Trace Expands its Award-Winning Lineup

Buffalo Trace Distillery has given its Eagle Rare lineup a significant feather-ruffling with the launch of Eagle Rare 12. The new whiskey contains bourbon of at least 12 years old…

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What is Buffalo Trace whiskey and why is it so popular?
What is Buffalo Trace whiskey and why is it so popular?

If you’re a whiskey enthusiast or just like a browse of the drinks aisle when you shop, then you’ll know Buffalo Trace whiskey. It’s both the name of a suitably…

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Harlen Wheatley makes Buffalo Trace whiskeyThe big interview: Harlen Wheatley, Buffalo Trace master distiller

Harlen Wheatley is Buffalo Trace Distillery’s sixth master distiller since the Civil War. Born in Mount Sterling in 1969, the Kentucky native has spent almost all of his life in…

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Buffalo Trace Distillery London tastingBuffalo Trace opens whiskey experience site in London

Next week Buffalo Trace will open the doors of a new American whiskey tasting and retail space in Covent Garden. Called Buffalo Trace Distillery London, it’s the distillery’s first official…

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Masthouse whisky5 introductory whiskies to try

Introducing someone to the world of whisky can be a delightful journey, offering a range of flavours and experiences. For beginners, it’s often best to start with whiskies that are…

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A bottle of Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2014What we loved this week: Buffalo Trace, Port Charlotte, and rare Cognac!

Terroir-tastic Port Charlotte, the rarest of Cognac, a snippet of Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, whisky cake… It’s a bumper edition of What we loved this week! Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!…

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Buffalo Trace old-fashioned-trolleyThe Nightcap: 25 November

We’ve got three words for you: Old Fashioned Trolley. Here’s two more: chocolate vodka. Where can you find them both? The Nightcap, duh. It’s the 25 November, which means you’ll…

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American whiskies for under £50Top ten: American whiskeys under £50

We’ve picked out some beauties from across the pond that are so cheap you’ll think we forgot to convert the price from dollars to pounds! The United States tends to…

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The NightcapThe Nightcap: 14 August

We’ve got important causes, distillery expansions, trade tariff news and a Scotch whisky distillery asking fans to pick its new whisky from the cask. This week’s Nightcap is a corker….

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The NightcapThe Nightcap: 19 June

It’s Friday and that means it’s time to pour yourself a dram, ignore any incoming emails and relax. Might we recommend some delightfully boozy news to accompany your drink? It’s…

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The NightcapThe Nightcap: 24 January

Need a break from practising your Burns Night speech? Tune into The Nightcap, your weekly source of bite-sized booze news! We sell whisky here at Master of Malt. That shouldn’t…

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The NightcapThe Nightcap: 14 June

Cheesemongers, distillery expansions and cucumbers – all this and more in the latest edition of The Nightcap! Right, before we get to the usual incredibly tangential reference that somehow links…

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The Nightcap: 22 MarchThe Nightcap: 22 March

Looking for bite-sized bits of booze news? That’s exactly what The Nightcap is all about! This week we’ve got stories about distillery facelifts, trees and 47 year old whisky… It’s…

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Buffalo Trace Distillery brings 1800s whiskey-making literally to life!Buffalo Trace Distillery brings 1800s whiskey-making literally to life!

Buffalo Trace Distillery has outdone itself again. Its National Historic Landmark Distillery doors are open once more, meaning whiskey fans can look back in time in truly spectacular fashion. Do…

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Allocations, limited releases, bastards, speculators and gobshites
Allocations, limited releases, bastards, speculators and gobshites

Right. We last talked about this when we knackered up the release of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection back in November, but, well, there have been quite a lot of…

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