Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection Organic 6 Grain Whiskey

Appearance: The wood of a freshly sharpened pencil; honey with light shining through it.

Nose: Pleasant! Refreshing. Sweet-smelling, a little bit like sweet seawater, actually. You know the Method hand soap in “Sweet Water” scent? That. And it’s my favorite. Also: Pink bubblegum. Vanilla hard candy. Fresh paper out of a printer.

Palate: This has six grains? You wouldn’t know it. Not because any one flavor is especially dominant, but because the blend is so smooth and well-balanced. It’s honeyed, and totally inoffensive. I found it subtle and as pleasant on the palate as it was on the nose. My tasting partner found this a little spicy, and it does finish with a slight white pepper heat, but it doesn’t bowl you over.

Type: Bourbon Whiskey
Total Production: 8 Barrels
Date Distilled: 3/3/2010
Date Barreled: 3/5/2010
Recipe: Buckwheat, Corn, Brown Rice, Sorghum, Wheat, Rye
Mash Type: Sour
Still Proof: 130 Entry Proof: 125
Warehouse/Floor: H/3
Rick/Row/Slot: 4/2/4-11
Barrel Type: Charred White Oak
Maker: Independent Stave Co.
Staves: 6 Month Air Dried
Treatment #4 Char
Bottled: 4/16/17
Age at Bottling: 7 Yrs., 1 Mo.
Evaporation: 30%
Release No. 2 (1 of 1)
Filtration: Chill Filtered
Bottle Proof: 45% Alc/Vol (90 Proof)