58,45°
Distillery : Buffalo Trace - U.S.A.
New Charred White American Oak Barrel
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Kentucky Streaigth Boutbon
Bottled in 2019
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
Since 2002, the Geroge T. Stagg, named after one of the owners of the distillery in the 19th century, who had the heating installed in the warehouses in 1886, includes a 15-year-old in the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, that mythical and highly sought-after range which is released every year. Here we have the George T. Stagg of 2019, distilled in 2004, and therefore aged for 15 years and 3 months. The Product Roadmap tells me that three types of grain were used, Kentucky corn, Minnesota rye and North Dakota malted barley. Fermentation took place at a temperature of 240° F. The barrels used were charred for 55 seconds and stored in 5 different warehouses. 56% of the original product disappeared during the ageing process, so there can't have been that many bottles released, but the exact number is unknown.
Let's Taste It :
Thick caramel, varnished wood and walnut cake. Black cherry, cinnamon, and of course a little bit of vanilla. Powdered chocolate, fig and dried tomato. Roasted hazelnuts and chickpeas. A few notes of coffee. Grainy cereals. On the palate, it's syrupy, forest honey, oak resin, heather, some fruit underneath, bilberries, cranberries, then it dries out and gives way to spices, cloves, turmeric, saffron. The finish is fairly long, woody, tinder, pepper and terracotta, forest undergrowth, a grain of redcurrant. Puffed rice.
In Short,
It's surprising, you don't smell much cereal, the corn seems to melt into the caramel, and the rye just adds a little foresty and grainy touch. It's very well balanced. Apart from that, it's certainly an excellent Bourbon, but there's nothing to justify the outrageous price, I'm not even sure I'd buy it if it were ten times cheaper.
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
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