Barrel Proof. Batch 14. Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Kentucky straight bourbon bottled directly from hand-selected barrels at cask strength, uncut and unfiltered at over 125 proof, in the spirit of the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 that Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. himself championed.

E.H. Taylor Jr. is widely considered one of the founding fathers of the modern bourbon industry he built Old Fashioned Copper Distillery (now Buffalo Trace) in the 1870s, pioneered temperature-controlled warehouses for consistent maturation, and fought for the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897, which established the first government-backed quality standard for American whiskey. The Taylor brand at Buffalo Trace honors his legacy.

The Barrel Proof expression is the most assertive in the E.H. Taylor lineup bottled without water addition at the natural barrel proof, typically exceeding 125 proof. Each batch is numbered; Batch 14 represents a specific selection from Buffalo Traces warehouse inventory meeting the Barrel Proof quality threshold.

Specs

• Distillery: Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, Kentucky
• Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Barrel Proof, Uncut, Unfiltered
• Proof: 125+ (natural barrel proof)
• Batch: 14
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Who was Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr.? Edmund Haynes Taylor Jr. built the distillery now known as Buffalo Trace in the 1870s, pioneered scientific barrel maturation with temperature-controlled warehouses, and was the driving force behind the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 the first federal quality standard for American whiskey.
• What does Bottled-in-Bond mean? Under the 1897 Act Taylor championed: the whiskey must be the product of one distillery, one distilling season, aged minimum 4 years in a federally bonded warehouse, and bottled at exactly 100 proof. The Barrel Proof goes beyond at 125+ proof it presents more raw intensity than the standard BiB format allows.

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