*Thank you very much to AP and Buffalo Trace for the samples! Saving the best for last, or at least my favorite for last, the Sazerac 18 Year Old wraps up the reviews of the 2013 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. Once again, as is now expected, this proved to be a terrifically high quality group … Continue reading Sazerac 18 Year Old Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, 2013 Buffalo trace Antique Collection – Review
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George T. Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 2013 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection – Review
*Thank you very much to AP and Buffalo Trace for the samples! For those looking for a little history and background on the always-hard-to-find George T. Stagg, please check out my review of the 2011 release. For those hoping to waltz into any old liquor store and find a bottle of the 2013 George T. … Continue reading George T. Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 2013 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection – Review
William Larue Weller Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 2013 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection – Review
*Thank you very much to AP and Buffalo Trace for the samples! For more interesting, dare I say titillating info on William Larue Weller, please check out my review of the 2011 Antique Collection release or my review of the W.L. Weller 12 Year Old. The lone representative of the wheated style of bourbon (that generally … Continue reading William Larue Weller Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 2013 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection – Review
Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey, Buffalo Trace 2013 Antique Collection – Review
*Thank you very much to AP and Buffalo Trace for the samples! For more thrilling, death-defying background/historical info on Thomas H. Handy, feel free to check out my review of the 2011 release. The 2013 release of the Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey is, like previous editions, the youngster of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, being … Continue reading Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey, Buffalo Trace 2013 Antique Collection – Review
Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Bourbon, 2013 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection – Review
*Thank you very much to AP and Buffalo Trace for the samples! For a wee bit of background/historical info on the Eagle Rare brand, please check out my review of the 2011 release. Like many of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection Eagle Rare 17 Year Old releases that came before it, the 2013 Eagle Rare … Continue reading Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Bourbon, 2013 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection – Review
Russell’s Reserve Small Batch 10 Year Old, Review
Wild Turkey's Master Distiller, Jimmy Russell, is one of the legends of contemporary Bourbon. Along with the likes of Jim Beam's Booker Noe, Heaven Hill's Parker Beam, Maker's Mark's Bill Samuels, and Buffalo Trace's Elmer T. Lee, Russell helped shape Bourbon into the world-wide, world-class spirit that it is today. Russell grew up in Lawrenceburg, … Continue reading Russell’s Reserve Small Batch 10 Year Old, Review
Zackariah Harris Kentucky Straight Bourbon – Review
*A sincere thanks to AP & Sazerac for the sample. Ah, bourbon lore! Sometimes it's difficult to ascertain whether bourbon's history and its key players are actual, factual occurrences on a timeline, or just juicy, apocryphal stuff exploited by marketers to sell more booze. Did Elijah Craig really invent bourbon? (No.) Was there actually a … Continue reading Zackariah Harris Kentucky Straight Bourbon – Review
Kentucky Tavern Straight Kentucky Bourbon – Review
*A sincere thanks to AP & Sazerac for the sample. After scouring the inter-webs for some historical/hysterical background on Kentucky Tavern, I found out that there was indeed a tavern in Louisville called the Kentucky Tavern. That doesn't strike me as the most unique name in the world, but I suppose if you woke up … Continue reading Kentucky Tavern Straight Kentucky Bourbon – Review
Stagg Jr., Kentucky Straight Bourbon – Review
If you're not new to the world of whisky, then the George T. Stagg release from Buffalo Trace's yearly antique collection needs no introduction. You already know you want a bottle and you already know that it will be damn hard to get one, especially these days when there is a segment of the whisky … Continue reading Stagg Jr., Kentucky Straight Bourbon – Review
New Release: Stagg Jr. from Buffalo Trace
The Casks is not necessarily in the business of posting every press release that floats across my expansive oaken desk, but on the rare occasion when something tickles my fancy and I actually have a spare moment, I like to throw out exciting tidbits such as the news about this new release from Buffalo Trace. … Continue reading New Release: Stagg Jr. from Buffalo Trace
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