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Bourbon: Producer Capsules

This is the sixth in a series on Bourbon by Zach Pearson. Read them all: Bourbon, Bourbon After the Act, Bourbon: What it is ... and isn't, Making Bourbon, Who Makes My Bourbon, Producer Capsules., Finding the Good Stuff, Tasting the Good Stuff, Neat, Mashbills, Geeky Information and Resources.

Buffalo Trace

Distilling at what is now Buffalo Trace in Frankfort probably began in the 1850’s, but Edmund Haynes Taylor (yes, there’s an E.H. Taylor line) bought whatever was there and renamed it the “Old Fire Copper” distillery (OFC) in 1870. After an 1872 expansion, George T. Stagg (yep, there’s a BT label named after him as well) bought the place in 1878 only to have it struck by lightning and burn to the ground merely four years later. The 16 year old Albert Blanton (you guessed it – more whiskey named for him) started there in 1897 and was promoted to Superintendent in 1900. As Prohibition was winding down, the Schenley company bought the distillery, now named after Mr. Stagg in the wave of consolidation that saw distributors and marketers own distilleries.

In 1983, the plant was sold to some investors who were focused on the Japanese market under the name Age International. Though other companies will argue this point, what is now these investors did come up with Blanton’s. the first “single barrel” Bourbon in 1984.

Recent Additions

  • Ironbottom Sound — Rum, Bourbon, Junmai Sake, Orange liqueur, Grapefruit juice, Lime juice, Orgeat, Cinnamon syrup, Mint
  • Dauntless SBD (Sloe But Deadly) — Barbados Rum, Demerara Rum, Sloe gin, Falernum, Allspice Dram, Lime juice, Cinnamon syrup, Orange juice
  • Skagway — Old Tom Gin, Herbal liqueur, Maraschino Liqueur, Orange bitters, Lemon juice, Maraschino cherry
  • Aereo d'Oro — Rye, Galliano, Aperol, Lemon juice, Lemon peel
  • Golden Boy — Bourbon, Amaro Nonino, Aromatized wine, Amontillado Sherry, Lemon peel

Recent Discussion

  • Re Chilcano de Pisco, 58 minutes 4 seconds ago Shawn C commented:

    Curated: Dead reference link updated with archive link to the original. Corrected long standing error in bitters quantity vs. the reference, should be 3 drops, not 3 dashes. From what I can tell from making it, 3 dashes makes it too orange in color to match the hue of Chilcano de Pescado soup. Some recipes use no bitters, but most recipes call for 2 to 4 drops of bitters and I suspect some of the recipes calling for 2 dashes might have been influenced by the drop vs. dash error here. A Spanish language bartender video I watched from ~2010 states 3 dashes, but does three very small dashes--similar to what one might get from a Japanese dasher bottle. Interestingly, Simon Difford's 2019 recipe and a 2020 Forbes article listed 3 dashes of Amargo Chuncho bitters--which is the bitters I suggest for this, although not in such a large quantity.

  • Re Know Knots, 4 days 12 hours ago Kindred Cocktails commented:

    Curated for creator and garnish as per creator

  • Re Know Knots, 4 days 15 hours ago alansheels commented:

    This is my drink. I would garnish with a large swath of express orange peel and glass is optional. Not sure how it got on here.

  • Re Trinidad Especial, 5 days 21 hours ago Shawn C commented:

    Note: updated dead links with archive links.
    I have mostly stuck with Chilean pisco in cocktails (and sipping)...because that is what I started with and I liked it. I have some Peruvian pisco (Barsol) and it is good, but not as smooth. I did a quick comparison with Bolivian Singani 63. The latter has elements that are like a mild slivovitz, but with some floral, and slight butter (diacetyl) in the nose.

  • Re Trinidad Especial, 1 week ago yarm commented:

    I'll need to pay tribute to the O.G. award winner before it got pirated away to win a competition in the United States with rye, lemon, and a slight name change. TotalWine describes the Chilean Pisco (Peruvian ones are never aged) as ""The aroma of this pisco is an intriguing combination of grape spirit and American oak; there is a very distinct woody fragrance thanks to extended rest in new barrels. One could imagine mistaking it for a young cognac, but a better one..." It's been a long time since I've had a Chilean Pisco in house though, so I may have to split a Cognac and an unaged Pisco here.