Maker: Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, Kentucky (brand is owned by Age International, a division of Takara Shuzo Ltd)
Barrel: 86,Rick 7, Warehouse H (Kahn’s select barrel #3).
Age: NAS. Dumped 2/23/09.
Proof: 93 (46.5% ABV)
Appearance: Dark copper. Long, thick legs, like Khloe Kardashian.
Nose: Alcohol, oak, leather, delicately sweet caramel, a bit of corn syrup.
On the palate: medium bodied, rich caramel, wood, burn, leather
Finish: Burn, cocoa power, burn, wood, burn leather, burn.
Parting words: Along with rickhouse and something else I won’t mention here, leather is one of my favorite smells. For my 17th birthday, I asked for and received a black leather jacket I wore almost every day for the next three years. That said, I rarely taste leather in whiskey. This was the first bottle I ever got leather out of. It bears a family resemblance to Elmer T. Lee, Rock Hill Farms, and Ancient Age. The tannins that come out as black tea in AA are the leather here. Blanton’s is not a bourbon I talk or think a lot about, but I can’t think of any other bourbon that better represents Buffalo Trace’s #2 mashbill than this. It has all the earthiness, sweetness, and balance that epitomize Buffalo Trace’s Single Barrel offerings. Definitely recommended.
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