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Whiskey Review: Buffalo Trace Baijiu-Style Spirit

We review Buffalo Trace Baijiu-Style Spirit. It's made from sorghum and peas, but fermented and distilled like an American whiskey.

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Buffalo Trace Baijiu-Style Spirit

Tasting Notes

About:

An experimental spirit distilled from sorghum and peas. Aged 11 years in a combination of charred, uncharred, and toasted oak casks. 90 proof. MSRP $46.99 for a 375ml bottle.
Appearance:
Medium gold.
Nose:
An unusual combination of earthy, savory, and spicy. Dark chocolate, mushrooms, and green bell pepper jump out at first, followed by a musty kind of spice with cinnamon red hots, dried tangerine, and black peppercorns. and and and
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Comments:
Great bourbon is all about sweetness and woodsy spice. Great baijiu is a vehicle for umami savor and piercing fruit. Buffalo Trace Baijiu-Style Spirit doesn’t really have any of those qualities. It’s vegetal in nose and palate, anemic in flavor, and unlikely to satisfy fans of either category. Still, a very fun experiment for the geeks.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Margarett Waterbury

Margarett Waterbury is the author of "Scotch: A Complete Introduction to Scotland's Whiskies" and a full-time freelance writer and editor specializing in the beverage industry. Her work has graced the pages of numerous publications, including Whisky Advocate, Food and Wine, Spirited Magazine, Artisan Spirit, Edible Seattle, Sip Northwest, Civil Eats, Travel Oregon, and many others. She also boasts editorial experience as the former managing editor of Edible Portland and as a co-founder and former managing editor of The Whiskey Wash. In recognition of her talent, Margarett received the Alan Lodge Young Drinks Writer of the Year award in 2017 and was awarded fellowships for the Symposium for Professional Wine Writers in 2017 and 2019.

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