2019 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection Announced
The 2019 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC) has been announced and will once again feature new releases of George T. Stagg, William Larue Weller, Thomas H. Handy, Eagle Rare 17 Year Old, and Sazerac 18 Year Old.
George T. Stagg
The 2019 release of George T. Stagg is bottled uncut and unfiltered at 116.9 proof (58.45% ABV). This release contains bourbon from barrels filled in the spring of 2004 and aged in Warehouses C, H, I, K, and Q. It is described as having notes of “vanilla and toasted oak with a floral undertone, followed by a long finish of cherries, coffee and black pepper.”
William Larue Weller
The 2019 release of William Larue Weller is bottled uncut and unfiltered at 128 proof (64% ABV). This wheated recipe bourbon was distilled in the winter of 2007 and aged in Warehouse I. It is described as having notes of “toasted vanilla and coffee.”
Thomas H. Handy
The 2019 release of Thomas H. Handy is bottled uncut and unfiltered at 128.8 proof (64.4% ABV). This straight rye whiskey was distilled in the spring of 2013 and aged in Warehouses K, M, and N. It is described as having notes of “creamy butterscotch and vanilla.”
Eagle Rare 17 Year Old
The 2019 release of Eagle Rare 17 Year Old is bottled at 101 proof (50.5% ABV). This bourbon was distilled in the Spring of 2002 and has been spending its time aging on the first floor of Warehouse P. It is described as having notes of “cocoa, caramel, and oak.”
Sazerac 18 Year Old
The 2019 release of Sazerac Rye 18 Year Old is bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV). The barrels for this straight rye whiskey were filled in the spring of 2001 and rested on the second floor of Warehouses K and L. It is described as having notes of “vanilla and maple syrup, with a finish of black pepper and spearmint.”
The 2019 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection will be available in limited quantities starting in late September/early October at a suggested retail price of $99 each.
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Source: buffalotracedistillery.com.
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How do you go about purchasing the antique collection?
The Buffalo Trace Antique Collection is highly allocated. If you frequent a local store and are on good terms with the management, they may be able to set aside bottles for you. Otherwise, look for stores running raffles for the opportunity to purchase a bottle.
You can’t unless you get lucky. My suggestion would be go to a liquor control state. I was told by an owner in Ohio, if we have it, and you ask, we have to sell it to you. Don’t know if that’s true, but that is what I was told
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If you have to ask that question it’s obvious you’ve never hunted for it before. It’s a needle in the haystack for 99% of the population. Even for those loyal customers of their local stores. They’re so highly allocated that it’s next to impossible (again, for MOST but not all) to find a bottle – especially at MSRP.
Best of luck.
Just got a bottle of George T Stagg here in Illinois $450
Bought a bottle of stagg today in NC. Waited 40 minutes for it and everyone in the store for a bottle for $106!
Just got a bottle of Eagle Rare 17 Year (2019) through a liquor lottery up here in Canada.
Paid $210.00 CAD