George T. Stagg was born in Kentucky on December 19, 1835. Stagg built the most dominant American distillery of the 19th century on the banks of the Kentucky River, during a time known as the Gilded Age of Bourbon.
The Distillery survived floods, fires, droughts and even Prohibition - when it made whisky for medical purposes.
Today, Buffalo Trace Distillery strives to carry on the tradition of its famous forefathers. Uncut and unfiltered, this robust bourbon whiskey aged for nearly a decade and boasts a bold character reminiscent of the man himself.
Like father like son and keeping the great reputation of Stagg alive and well, no subtlety here just big, bold Bourbon to blow you away.
This is Stagg Barrel Proof Batch 23C, a Kentucky straight bourbon whisky which was unfiltered and bottled at a strength of 62.95% ABV (125.9 proof).
Nose: Savoury rye bread dough, spicy buttery nuts (pecan pie) black cherry, aromatic tobacco, roasted corn, bbq charred oak, deep and intense.
Palate:Big spicy oak, dark stewed fruit, caramelised nuts, aromatic tobacco, black cherries in syrup, savoury notes and hickory smoke and charred wood.
Finish: A moster mouthfeel leads to a dark cherry, tobacco and menthal led long finish, drying oak, bbq charred meat and caramelised banana.