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Buffalo Trace introduces line of limited bourbons

Herald-Leader Staff Report

Updated February 22, 2011 2:13 PM

Limited edition, one-time offering of Colonel E. H. Taylor Jr. Old Fashioned Sour Mash Bourbon Whiskey produced by Buffalo Trace Distillery.Ê This Old Fashioned Sour Mash Bourbon is the first of several new E.H. Taylor, Jr. whiskeys to be released over the next few years. Each offering will showcase a vintage label and canister, reminiscent of TaylorÕs bottles nearly one hundred years ago. Each bottle will be packaged in a canister, much like something Taylor used during his day. Retail price for the E.H. Taylor Jr. Old Fashioned Sour Mash Bourbon will be available for around $70 per 750ml bottle.ÊÊPhoto Provided by Buffalo Trace Distillery

Buffalo Trace is introducing a line of bourbon whiskeys named after an industry legend, Col. Edmund Haynes Taylor Jr.

The distillery has re-created Taylor's traditional sour mash for a limited edition called Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Old Fashioned Sour Mash Bourbon Whiskey. The bourbon was aged for nine years and bottled in a canister, similar to something Taylor used in his time, the distillery said in a news release. Its retail price will be about $70 for a 750ml bottle.

The remaining whiskeys in the line will be released during the next few years, the distillery said.

Taylor, who bought his first distillery in 1870, helped develop seven distilleries during his lifetime. His contributions to the industry, Buffalo Trace noted, included introducing the first climate-controlled aging warehouse.

This story was originally published February 22, 2011 at 1:57 PM with the headline "Buffalo Trace introduces line of limited bourbons."

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