Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project Bourbon & Rye
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The Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project is an experimental bourbon series produced at Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, in which every variable of production - grain recipe, entry proof, warehouse location, barrel char level, and the specific tree each stave originated from - was isolated and tracked across 192 individual barrels. Each numbered release, from barrel #11 through #145, represents a distinct combination of those variables, making direct comparison between expressions a window into how a single factor shifts flavor from caramel-forward to woodspice-driven. The 375ml format was chosen deliberately to encourage side-by-side tasting, where a lower-numbered barrel like #11 may read entirely differently from #142 despite sharing the same base distillate.
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The Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project is an experimental bourbon series produced at Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, in which every variable of production - grain recipe, entry proof, warehouse location, barrel char level, and the specific tree each stave originated from - was isolated and tracked across 192 individual barrels. Each numbered release, from barrel #11 through #145, represents a distinct combination of those variables, making direct comparison between expressions a window into how a single factor shifts flavor from caramel-forward to woodspice-driven. The 375ml format was chosen deliberately to encourage side-by-side tasting, where a lower-numbered barrel like #11 may read entirely differently from #142 despite sharing the same base distillate.
