WOTM #1 ~ Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon

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Hey , er , the blond wouldn't perhaps be one of the other 5 club members would she ? Bruce being a member didn't arouse much enthusiasm , but I'm aroused now .

[buoy37]

Good read on one of my favorite subjects...

My 1st positive comment! Thanks KW. I already started working on #2.

[buoy37]

Yep! I posed for the picture on the bottom!

You make jokes because she makes you nervous.

[KennyWayne]

Good read on one of my favorite subjects, that plaid is exactly the same as the flannel lounge pants I'm fixin to go put on.

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Yep! I posed for the picture on the bottom!

Are you the glass or the bottle?


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[Curmudgeon]

Yep! I posed for the picture on the bottom!

[buoy37]

Here we go boys and gals. My first Whiskey Of The Month write up. Let me preface this....I suck at writting and spelling, but I enjoy learning and sharing things I find interesting with anyone who will "listen". Some of you may know that Bruce (Curmudgeon) and I are 2/5 of a small whisky club in the Clear Lake area (based out of my house). I enlisted his help on this venture.....so without further ado...

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

$22.00 for a 750ml

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is the flagship bourbon of the seven time “Distillery of the Year”, Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky. This non-age statement whiskey is bottled at a much appreciated 45% ABV (90 proof). It has been written (unofficially) that Buffalo Trace is bottled with an average age of 8 years (plus or minus).

Buffalo Trace bourbon as we know it, hit the shelves in 1999. However, the grounds on which the distillery stands, has been producing whiskey under various names and ownership since the late 1780s. Modern distillation arrived on site in 1857. Fortunately, during the Prohibition era, the distillery was able to keep it’s doors open because it held one of only four permits issued in the country to continue the distillation of “medicinal” whiskey. Since 1992, a New Orleans based company, Sazerac, has been the “deep pockets” needed to make it possible for the distillery to produce the volume and quality of whiskey that it has been year after year.

The distillery’s 119 acres and 114 buildings are quite rich in history. Hell, a few of the aging warehouses have been in use for 125+ years. The distillery bottles bourbons that range in age from 4 to 23 years old. Here is a quick list of the other bourbons they produce and bottle:

• Ancient Age
• Antique Collection
• Benchmark
• Blanton’s
• Buffalo Trace
• Eagle Rare Single Barrel
• Elmer T. Lee
• Experimental Collection
• Hancock’s
• Old Charter
• Old Taylor
• Rock Hill Farms
• Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey
• Stagg Jr.
• Van Winkle
• W.L. Weller

Do yourself a favor this month. Grab a bottle of Buffalo Trace bourbon and your favorite sipping glass. Light your Christmas tree and sip this American treasure while you sit in quiet reflection of all the hard work and discipline you have put forth this year. Job well done my friend!

Merry Christmas to the entire FWE crew and their beloved family members.

Nose: Sweet, ginger, molasses, carmel, pear, apple, banana, marmalade

Nose (w/ a little water): Spiced orange, stove top caramel, toffee, brown sugar

Taste: Sharp, barrel wood bitterness (in a good way), spicy, white pepper, .....yet fruity