McAfee Brothers Benchmark - Benchmark Bonded Sazerac Company You can’t ask for more at this price point.ġ7. It’ll give you a nice buzz without any rough edges. It’s not something that’s going to enlighten you or educate your palate. Maybe this should have been in the last position? This is a budget bourbon that’s just potable enough to sip in a highball or in a cocktail. The end is cut short by a rush of citrus and you’re left with a slight warmth. The sweetness leans into toffee territory with a mild hint of spice next to a caramel corn feel. There’s a clear note of corn up top with vanilla, caramel, and a bit of butter. Granted this is not a single barrel, but it’s the same juice that’s blended with other barrels that weren’t deemed quite good enough to become Blanton’s. The juice is the same mash bill as Buffalo Trace’s much-lauded and beloved Blanton’s Single Barrel. This nearly bottom-shelf bourbon is functional and cheap. Lee, and all the rest of Buffalo Trace’s wheated masterpieces. Still, this is the progenitor of Pappy, Weller, Elmer T. In fact, it’s pretty tasty albeit one-note. This isn’t bad by any stretch of the imagination. The end is abrupt and will leave you with a slight lingering alcohol heat beside sweet corn. There’s a throughline of grainy wheat that’s slightly sweetened by sweet corn and a hint of allspice. This has a nose of freshly baked whole wheat bread with a crunchy crust and a touch of salt next to a slight alcohol burn. Essentially, this is the original juice that launched the whole wheated bourbon movement, just unaged. The juice is then bottled without a moment spent aging in oak. The mash bills tosses out the rye and replaces it with wheat. This recipe harkens back to William Larue Weller and his wheated bourbon recipe.
If you do have a little extra change to spend, click on the price of any bottle that grabs you.ġ9. It’s a balancing act, so bear with us let’s see how it all shakes out. In the end, we’re ranking these bottles and brands by how tasty, affordable, and attainable their expressions are. We can’t pretend that everyone can get all of these, even if we’ve been lucky enough to taste them.
They also release some super rare juice that you’re probably never going to find outside of the distillery shop, lotteries, or by owning a liquor store of your own. Buffalo Trace’s whiskeys are some of the most sought after and, therefore, ridiculously priced whiskeys in the world. It’s impossible to do this without taking price and accessibility into this ranking. Today, we’re ranking all 19 brands from Buffalo Trace Distillery and calling out our favorite bottles from each one. They also have a bespoke soda pop shingle with ginger ale, root beer, and ginger beer but we’ll save those for another day. All told, Buffalo Trace puts out dozens of whiskeys under 19 unique brand names. Taylor, Jr., and Blanton’s are all household names in the whiskey world.īut Buffalo Trace’s roster goes well beyond those signature brands. Pappy, Eagle Rare, Sazerac Rye, Weller, Colonel E.H. Whiskey lovers from around the world whisper about the secret mash bills, hallowed brick rickhouses, and very rare juice that’s made on their stills.
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Buffalo Trace is one of those distilleries that’s reached full mythic status.
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