Buffalo Trace Distillery has announced the latest release in the Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection: Low Entry Proof Wheated Bourbon Whiskey.

Buffalo Trace Experimental Low Entry Proof Wheated Bourbon explores how lower barrel entry proof influences wood interaction over extended aging, with the wheated bourbon distillate entered at 105 proof instead of its traditional 114 proof. While previous Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection releases have been bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV), Low Entry Proof Wheated Bourbon is bottled at 107 proof (53.5% ABV) to better capture and highlight the bourbon’s complex flavor profile.

Buffalo Trace Experimental Low Entry Proof Wheated Bourbon is described as having aromas of “caramel and warm brown spice that are balanced by subtle leather and tobacco notes.” The palate exhibits “full-bodied flavors of oak, earth and dried fig, mingling with a leathery depth and rounded sweetness.” The finish is “long and warming, where spice and fig linger alongside a grounded, oaky character.”

Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection: Low Entry Proof Wheated Bourbon Whiskey will be available in highly limited quantities beginning this month and carries a suggested retail price of $46.99 for a 375 mL bottle.

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Buffalo Trace Distillery has announced the latest release in the Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection: Spirit Distilled From Grain and Hops.

Buffalo Trace Experimental Spirit Distilled From Grain and Hops explores how the presence of hops would impact a spirit. Over a decade ago, Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley infused two distinct hops — Saaz noble hops, a Czechoslovakian variety commonly found in Bohemian pilsners, and Zythos, an American hop with tropical and subtle herbal notes — into a raw distillate for thirty minutes. The new make distillate was redistilled and aged in charred white oak casks for eleven years and seven months, then bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV).

Buffalo Trace Experimental Spirit Distilled From Grain and Hops is described as “uniquely hoppy, reminiscent of citrus and herbal notes found in beer, intertwined with creamy vanilla and seasoned oak undertones. Vibrant citrus flavors with pronounced lemon and orange zest play with fresh herbal flavors and robust oak notes on the palate. The finish is clean and refreshing.”

Buffalo Trace Experimental Spirit Distilled From Grain and Hops will be available in highly limited quantities beginning this month and carries a suggested retail price of $46.99 for a 375 mL bottle.

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Buffalo Trace Distillery has announced the latest release in the Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection: Peated Bourbon.

The Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection explores how different mash bills, types of wood, barrel toasts, and environmental influences play a role in the flavor profiles of whiskey. The Experimental Peated Bourbon is the product of 6 barrels of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey that were distilled with smoked peated malt as a flavoring grain instead of traditional barley, lending just a hint of smoke to the rye bourbon mash bill. After aging for 9 years and 5 months in new charred white oak casks, the barrels were bottled at 45% ABV (90 proof).

Buffalo Trace Experimental Peated Bourbon is described as “smoky and nutty” on the nose, with hints of “leather, mahogany, and cacao beans.” The peated malt contributes notes of “light smoke and brown butter” on the palate, concluding with a “sweet toffee finish.”

Buffalo Trace Experimental Peated Bourbon will be available in highly limited quantities beginning May 2023 and carries a suggested retail price of $46.99 for a 375 mL bottle.

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Buffalo Trace Distillery has announced their first Experimental Collection release of 2021 and their 24th Experimental Collection release to date, Spirit Distilled From Sorghum and Peas Aged in New American Oak Casks.

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. Baijiu, a clear Chinese spirit distilled from sorghum and other grains, is one of the best selling spirits in the world. This Experimental Collection release is distilled like a whiskey, but produced using traditional Baijiu ingredients of sorghum and peas. After aging for 11 years in three separate casks (uncharred, charred, and toasted white oak), the spirits were married and bottled at 90 proof.

The Baijiu style Experimental Collection release is described as “rich and savory” on the nose, with aromas of “chocolate, dark cherries and stone fruit”, followed by “confection sugar” on the palate and “a sweet toffee finish.”

Buffalo Trace Distillery Experimental Collection: Spirit Distilled From Sorghum and Peas Aged in New American Oak Casks will be available in late April/early May in limited quantities at a suggested retail price of $46.99 for a 375 mL bottle.

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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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