Buffalo Trace Distillery Announces Return of Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Four Grain and Cured Oak
Buffalo Trace Distillery has announced the return of two bourbons from the Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. collection: Four Grain and Cured Oak. Four Grain joins the distillery’s core lineup as an annual limited release, while Cured Oak returns as a rare, limited edition offering.
First introduced in 2017, E.H. Taylor, Jr. Four Grain Bourbon Whiskey is a 100 proof (50% ABV), small batch bourbon crafted from a four grain recipe featuring corn, rye, wheat, and malted barley. Distilled in 2015 and aged for 10 years, Four Grain is described as “both rich and balanced, offering notes of caramel, vanilla, and chocolate with a lightly spiced, lingering finish.”
Originally released in 2015, E.H. Taylor, Jr. Cured Oak Bourbon Whiskey is a 100 proof (50% ABV), Bottled-in-Bond bourbon aged 10 years in barrels constructed from white oak staves that were air-dried for 13 months – more than twice the standard curing time. Buffalo Trace claims the extended curing process allows the whiskey to extract deeper, more complex flavors from the oak during maturation. Cured Oak is described as exhibiting “a rich and inviting profile with notes of tobacco, dried fruit, vanilla and toffee, complemented by undertones of seasoned oak and a long, dry finish.”
Both expressions will be available beginning this month for a suggested retail price of $79.99 per 750 mL bottle. Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Four Grain will be available for purchase at the Buffalo Trace Distillery and Sazerac House Gift Shops, as well as select retailers in Kentucky and Louisiana. Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Cured Oak will be released via Sazerac’s distribution network to select retailers, bars, and restaurants across the United States.
Source: Buffalo Trace Distillery.