Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon 1997

Buffalo Trace White Dog Mash #1

So I guess the LCBO had some leftover bottles from a bourbon event, as I was able to order two Buffalo Trace bottlings - and this one is a real treat. White Dog is essentially the "new make" of Scotland - the clear, unaged distillate, straight off the still. Essentially, a vodka of sorts, though one made from a mash of corn, rye and...

Score 88/100

Buffalo Trace

On the nose, I have vanilla, corn, nutmeg, sawdust and a hint of milk chocolate mint. After a while the rye spices take over, so does the milk chocolate mint with some cherry and orange. The rye spices are really taking charge on the palate; the burn is well balanced by the mint that is more present now. The fruits flavours are vanishing rapidly...

Score 86/100

Buffalo Trace

My introduction to Bourbon was Woodford Reserve, which was a hard and harsh experience for a first timer, used to Japanese single malts and master blends (watch this space because WR is growing on me). I had wondered if Bourbon was possibly not my thing, but drinking a couple of Van Winkle Family reserves changed all that, and perhaps the rest is...

Score 87/100

Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project Barrel #41

To get this little 375mL bottle of Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project, I had to buy it at an online auction in Glasgow (how sad that I have to ship across the pond a product that was made just down in Kentucky...) The Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project was an experiment in maturing different styles of distillate in barrels made from different parts of...

Score 90/100