Buffalo Trace is the flagship bourbon for the eponymous distillery made from corn, rye and malted barley. It’s aged in new oak barrels in historic old warehouses. The award-winning bourbon is batched from no more than 40 barrels at a time, and is aged on the middle floors of the distillery warehouses where the temperature fluctuation is the greatest. A top whiskey, with oodles of vanilla, barrel char and spicy complexity.
Spicy and sweet with caramel, creamy toffee eclairs, hints of cinnamon, rum spice and cereal sweetness.
Brown sugar, toffee apple, sweet oak, custard, oily espresso beans, a touch of chocolate-covered raisins and toasty wood.
Good length with sweet spices, cinnamon gum and toffee.
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I like aged scotch as much as anyone, but in terms of a solid, workmanlike whiskey that you can turn to after a crap day at work, this works well. This is not to say that this is average - it's actually a very good bourbon. You can't get much better in terms of value for money. The closest to this is probably Bulleit, which tends to be slightly more expensive but still a great drink. Even better when one of these two is on offer, because then it's a real bargain!
BUFFALO TRACE NAS 45% ABV 9/4/16 Fresh open Bottle. I let it sit in the glass for about 2 hrs. as I showered, did dishes etc. Let it open up. COLOR: Deep Amber Many Legs running Moderately NOSE: Very Sweet Caramel? Vanilla with slight hints of Wood Char. PALETTE: Sweet Corn Arrival with Pleasant Silky Mouth Feel, Some Alcohol Burn; Pepper mixes with the Sweetness; in addition to a Sweet tinted Wood Smoke FINISH: Some Alcohol Burn going Down but Drying with Notes of Char This is my Second Exploration of BUFFALO TRACE and there is a Very Pleasant Rich Sweet Note that hits my nose after opening the Bottle and it Continues in the Glass. I call it Sweet Caramel, but it is more then that. It has a candy character. The alcohol Burn is moderately disturbing yet, I Love the Mouth Feel and the complexity that arises as I swirl it around in my mouth. The Wood Smoke is especially pleasing and the Char notes in the Finish are a Very Nice Touch.
Im not a regular bourbon drinker but I do like this, it needs to be watered down or drunk with ice but its got wonderfully complex flavour. It's a bit rough as one expects of American Whiskey but enjoyable all the same.
As far as value bourbons go it's a good place to start but lacks the depth and flavour of the 90 proof version.
I usually drink single malted Scotch, and I love Laphroaig with its smoky peat taste, but if you want something that comes on sweet with a nice long spicy finish get this bourbon. For the price there is nothing comparable, it tastes just like the old South, in fact I'm sure old Andrew Jackson would drink this, it is everything Kentucky bourbon is meant to be: sweet, spicy and complex. At this price you won't find a better bourbon, or a better bourbon neat for daily use. Why pay more? Here's what you get- sweet corn syrup and vanilla nose, a sweet oak and corn palate, then a great long spicy finish that is a long drive through the bluegrass state. I gotta tell you, try other bourbons, you'll come back to this one!
