Buffalo Trace Distillery Releases Experimental Wheated Bourbon
Buffalo Trace Distillery has announced their first Experimental Collection release for 2020 and their 23rd Experimental Collection release to date, “12 Year Old Wheated Bourbon, Cut at Four Years.”
The Buffalo Trace Distillery Experimental Collection explores how different mash bills, types of wood, barrel toasts, and environmental influences play a role in the flavor profiles of whiskey. “12 Year Old Wheated Bourbon, Cut at Four Years” was distilled from Buffalo Trace’s wheat mash recipe and and entered into a barrel at 114 proof on December 10, 2007. After four years of aging in Warehouse C the barrel was removed, the bourbon was cut with water to lower it down to 100 proof, and then put back into the same barrel and left to age another eight years in the same warehouse.
Buffalo Trace Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley describes this experiment as having a “nose that is sweet and floral, with notes of oak, vanilla, and a bit of leather. There’s a really smooth creamy mouthfeel here. The taste is a pleasing balance of butterscotch, honey, and wood with a crisp finish.”
Buffalo Trace Distillery Experimental Collection “12 Year Old Wheated Bourbon, Cut at Four Years” is available now in limited quantities at a suggested retail price of $46.99 for a 375 mL bottle.
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