Also, if you do find an allocated one and feel it happens to be overpriced, don’t blame the distillery, as they said they haven’t raised their suggested prices to take advantage of this demand. In fact, according to them, “although some stores may charge a premium for Buffalo Trace’s limited brands, the Distillery is not asking them to do so.”
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READ THE STORYLooking forward, there are reportedly no plans to discontinue brands, and in fact it is noted there will continue to be focus “on quality and making more.” To this end, in addition to previous improvements announced
in 2014 such as distilling more whiskey, adding more bottling lines, and hiring more people, [the distillery said it] is taking additional steps to prepare for a growing future. The Distillery recently purchased an additional 300 acres of farmland adjacent to its current land where it intends to grow its own grains for a farm-to-table bourbon, plus potentially build more barrel warehouses.
Additionally, former barrel warehouse buildings repurchased a few years ago on the main campus of Buffalo Trace are being re-ricked and used again as barrel storage warehouses, and plans are in the works to re-rick additional buildings on site in the next few years.
“Not a day goes by that we don’t hear from fans asking why they can’t find their favorite whiskey at the local liquor store,” said Kris Comstock, Buffalo Trace’s bourbon marketing director, in a statement, “so we are offering an annual update to inform people where we stand, and ensure fans we are distilling more whiskey and planning for the future.”
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