Buffalo Trace Distillery has unveiled the third edition of its Prohibition Collection, a limited-edition set of five bottles commemorating whiskeys legally produced at the distillery during the 18th Amendment.
The collection features Henry Watterson, Kentucky River, John G. Carlisle, Walter B. Duffy and Cove Spring whiskeys and will ship to select retailers, bars and restaurants through Sazerac’s US distributor network starting in June 2026. The collection has a suggested retail price of $999.99 (£738) for five 375ml bottles.
The five brands honored were bottled under President Albert B. Blanton’s leadership at George T. Stagg Distillery, as Buffalo Trace was known during the Prohibition era.
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READ THE STORYProhibition spanned from 1920 to 1933 following the ratification of the 18th Amendment, which banned the production, sale and transportation of alcohol across the United States.
While most distilleries were forced to close, six were granted government licenses to legally bottle medicinal whiskey for sale with a prescription. The George T. Stagg Distillery was among them.
Historic documents preserved within the distillery’s archives uncovered stories that inspired the five whiskeys featured in this year’s collection.
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Henry Watterson, a Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey bottled uncut and unfiltered at 140.6 proof, honors the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and US Congressman known for his anti-Prohibition views.
Kentucky River is a 100-proof blend of Kentucky Straight Whiskeys named for the river that played a vital role in transporting goods.
John G. Carlisle, a 100-proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, recognizes the congressman who helped architect the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897.
Walter B. Duffy, a blend of 10- and 14-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbons bottled at 107 proof, commemorates the former owner of the O.F.C. Distillery who appointed Blanton president in 1921.
Cove Spring is an uncut, wheated Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey bottled at 120.2 proof, named for the spring that fueled the distillery’s earliest growth.
“The Prohibition Collection gives us the opportunity to bring important chapters of our distillery’s history back to life,” said Buffalo Trace Distillery master distiller Harlen Wheatley.
“Each year, we uncover stories, brands and whiskey traditions that might otherwise have been lost to time.”
Each bottle recreates the look of its Prohibition-era predecessor, while the cartons include the prescription cut-out once used by physicians to authorize medicinal whiskey purchases.
The collection is housed in a custom wooden display case featuring archival imagery from the distillery’s history.
