This is the 45% ABV 90 Proof version.
An exclusive bottling for La Maison du Whisky of 2562 Bottles
This limited edition is part of the French Connections range from La Maison du Whisky. Buffalo Trace 90 Proof uses an old recipe created in 1999.
Produced, aged and bottled at the most awarded distillery in the world, it is 90 proof as it was originally. A return to basics to taste the intensity of this original historical recipe.
Buffalo Trace 90 Proof brilliantly embodies gluttony: a pastry roundness, marked by notes of vanilla and noble spices such as cardamom. The palate is smoother, underpinned by a woodiness of rare elegance. On the finish, notes of caramelised popcorn recall the use of corn as an authentic bourbon base.
Tasting Profile: Gourmet, silky and intense. Vanilla, spices, noble wood, orange.
Buffalo Trace ‘Small Batch’ (45%, OB, for LMDW, USA, Kentucky straight bourbon, 2562 bottles, 2020)
"This one might lift this little session a little bit… LMDW usually had some lighter versions at 40%, but this one should talk to us… Colour: deep gold. Nose: bread and brioche, honeycomb, mead, gingerbread, notes of ripe bananas and even mangos, gorse, dandelions, mirabelle tarte, apricot jam, vanilla and triple-sec, whiffs of aniseed and menthol… What’s not to like? Mouth: simple and uncomplicated (pleonasm alert), a tad woody for European palates, perhaps, but otherwise perfectly fine, fruity and fresh, cake-y, pastry-like, with notes of coconut balls and apricot pie. Only the oak is a tad too much. No botherings… Finish: medium, caky, with some cinnamon. A little sour and peppery oak in the aftertaste. Comments: have I said that I thought this was a very fine – albeit oaky - bourbon?" - Serge, Whisky Fun
