Buffalo Trace Releases Old Charter Oak French Oak
Buffalo Trace Distillery has released the second installment in the Old Charter Oak Series, French Oak. The series was launched in late 2018 with the intention of exploring oak tree varietals and their impact on spirit, using barrels obtained from trees grown in different countries, climates, and soil.
For this release, Buffalo Trace obtained barrels from France in 2007 and filled them with its Mash #1, the same mash bill used to make Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, and several other bourbons at the distillery.
Tasting notes describes the French Oak as “having a nose of vanilla with hints of apricot, cherry, and rose petal. The palate is a thick and creamy maple syrup, with the oak flavor coming through. A long finish of chocolate and toasted oak round it out.”
Bottled at 46% ABV (92 proof), Old Charter Oak French Oak carries a suggested retail price of $69.99 and will be available in limited quantities beginning in late June 2019.
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Source: buffalotracedistillery.com.