Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection Cabernet Franc Aged After 8 Years

About this bottle

Released in 2008, this bourbon was part of the fourth batch of experimental whiskeys from Buffalo Trace and the first of two released that year. It was made from BT Rye Mash #1, distilled and barreled in July 1990. After eight years and one month in new, charred American oak, Buffalo Trace transferred the spirit to a medium-toasted French oak ex-cabernet franc barrel in August 1998. Having aged for a total of sixteen years with 43% evaporation, the barrel was emptied in February 2008 and bottled at 45% ABV. Notably, it was classified as "whiskey" under the TTB's interpretation of the law at the time, as wine cask-finished bourbon required this labeling.