OVERALL RATING
Non-age statement bourbon (thought to be 7-9 years on average) that’s distilled from an undisclosed by percentage mash bill (corn, rye, malt) and aged in new American oak. Bottled at 45% ABV.
Buffalo Trace Bourbon has always been an easy-drinking American whiskey, good for gentle sipping or a range of cocktails. It isn’t complex, but it doesn’t aim for that either. It wants to be an entry-level bourbon, and in that, it succeeds well.
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.
Nino Kilgore-Marchetti is the founder of The Whiskey Wash, an award-winning whiskey lifestyle website dedicated to informing and entertaining consumers about whisk(e)y globally. As a whisk(e)y journalist, expert, and judge, he has written extensively about the subject, been interviewed in various media outlets, and provided tasting input on many whiskeys at competitions.
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