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Buffalo Trace Distillery Straight Bourbon Whiskey 1.75L

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Product Description

Ancient buffalo carved paths through the wilderness that led America's first pioneers and explorers westward. One such trail led to the banks of the Kentucky River where Buffalo Trace Distillery has been making bourbon whiskey the same way for more than 200 years. In tribute to the mighty buffalo and the rugged, independent spirit of the pioneers who followed them westward, we created our signature Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Tasting Notes: This deep amber whiskey has a complex aroma of vanilla, mint and molasses. Pleasantly sweet to the taste with notes of brown sugar and spice that give way to oak, toffee, dark fruit and anise. This whiskey finishes long and smooth with serious depth. Recent Awards: 2015 Gold Medal - The Fifty Best Bourbon Whiskeys 2015 2014 Double Gold Medal - New York World Wine & Spirits Competition

Product Specs

Alcohol by Volume45.0%
Country of OriginUnited States
RegionKentucky
UPC80244009212

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Awards & Scores

Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for this bottle.

What critics and judges wrote

IWSC judges · Gold · 2023
A fabulously bold, classic Bourbon; brimming with aromas of caramel, antique polish, char and syrup. The palate reveals further complexity and intermingled flavours of butterscotch, black tea and hedgerow fruit alongside tones of savoury pepper and toasty oak. Sublime!
Read the judges' note on iwsc.net
Show 6 more notes, 2017 to 2026
Silver · 90 pts2026iwsc.net ↗
An enticing blend of herbaceous notes and warm baking spices greets the senses, unfolding into a creamy palate with layers of stone fruit, subtle florality, and balanced oak.
Silver · 92 pts2025iwsc.net ↗
The nose reveals honeyed notes of dark cherry, leading to an elegant, chocolatey palate with notes of vanilla and orange zest. The experience evolves with a touch of dry woodiness on the finish.
Silver · 93 pts2024iwsc.net ↗
Roasted nuts and meadow flowers dance elegantly with vibrant oranges, creating a harmonious depth. The palate is a symphony of cinnamon rolls and almond paste, leading to a balanced, lingering finish.
Silver2020iwsc.net ↗
Balanced with an oak-dominant character that offers great complexity and beautiful texture. An appealing grain profile.
Silver Outstanding2018iwsc.net ↗
Orchard fruits and sweet vanilla start with plenty of subtle flavours lined up elegantly. Great structure with a mellow but nicely focused edge and medium body. … This will be excellent neat or on the rocks.
Silver Outstanding2017iwsc.net ↗
The palate gives a rich and complex flavour of warm liquorice, instant coffee and bakewell tart. The finish has some sweetness but more astringent and tannin notes of well brewed tea and oak.
Beverage Testing Institute · August 2022
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Wine Enthusiast · Kara Newman · July 2013
A good workhorse for all manner of cocktails, this bright amber Bourbon has a butterscotch aroma and oaky, relatively dry flavors that elongate into a rich caramel finish.
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Whisky Advocate · John Hansell · 2018
Pleasantly sweet at first in flavor, with notes of brown sugar and spice (vanilla, mint), becoming dry with enveloping flavors of oak and leather. … This is a big exciting bourbon, full of character …
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Distiller · Stephanie Moreno
Buffalo Trace Bourbon shows a medium intensity on the nose with light spice (particularly cinnamon), vanilla, caramel, apples, and a touch of leather. … The finish is tangy and offers a medium spice note. A great everyday dram.
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World Whiskies Awards judges · Bronze · 2026
Nose has notes of cherry, cocoa, pastry, faint baked brown sugar, nougat and hints of marzipan; a linear palate with touches of green ad toasted oak, creosote, vanilla sugar, peach, leather and ginger snap …
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Show 3 more notes, 2015 to 2024
Fruit and doughy banana loaf on the nose, with a complex and sweet palate of cinnamon, candy apple and warm vanilla delight.
A classic bourbon profile with mellow oak, sweet corn, and vanilla aromas. The palate is well-balanced with butterscotch and honey, before a gentle finish of charred wood that is beautifully accented by a subtle cherry note.
Rich, rummy. Figs, almond, aniseed. Smooth, creamy. Faintly smoky and tobacco-like. Surprisingly restrained. Pruney. Some very interesting flavours.

Competition medals

San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Silver 2026Silver 2025Gold 2024
World Whiskies Awards
Show 1 earlier medal, 2015
New York World Spirits Competition
Double Gold 2025Silver 2024
Asia World Spirits Competition
Silver 2025
Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition
Singapore World Spirits Competition
Gold 2024

35 medals from 8 competitions, 2015 to 2026.

Tasting Notes

Flavor profile

How strongly each flavor family shows up across 20 notes from 7 publications, weighted by source.

  • Herbal & greenmint, teaberry, fresh mint, stewed builder's tea, floralLight
  • Fruitydark candied fruit, dark fruit, apples, black cherry damson, black fruitsLight
  • Sweetvanilla, toffee, light molasses, pleasantly sweet, brown sugarClear
  • Oak & maltenveloping flavors of oak, oaky, relatively dry flavors, sandalwood, tanninClear
  • SmokeFaintly smoky, touches of creosoteA hint
  • Spicesubtle spice, spice, anise, light spice (particularly cinnamon), medium spice noteLight

Flavor map

Buffalo Trace Distillery against other bourbons we carry. Closer dots taste more alike.

← More delicateRicher →Less smokySmokier →Buffalo Trace DistilleryWyomingWhiskey DoubleCaskElijah CraigToasted BarrelJohnny Drum'Private Stock'

Closest bourbons at a similar price: Wyoming Whiskey Double Cask ($79.98), Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel ($54.97), and Johnny Drum 'Private Stock' ($59.98).

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Each whisky's place on the map, from 0 to 10.

WhiskyRichSmokyPrice
Buffalo Trace Distillery (this bottle)5.81.3$49.97
Wyoming Whiskey Double Cask5.81.2$79.98
A. Smith Bowman Distillery 'John J. Bowman' Pioneer Spirit Single Barrel5.81.0$129.96
Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel5.51.2$54.97
Johnny Drum 'Private Stock'5.71.6$59.98
Michter's US-1 Limited Release Toasted Barrel Finish Sour Mash5.51.2$399.96
W. L. Weller 'Old Weller Antique 107' Wheated6.21.2$139.96
1792 Small Batch6.11.7$34.98
Four Roses Single Barrel6.11.7$49.98
Knob Creek Small Batch 9 Year Old5.50.9$36.97
Michter's 10 Year Old Single Barrel5.50.9$379.96
Widow Jane 'Baby Jane' Heirloom Corn5.41.6$49.98
Widow Jane 10 Year Old5.50.9$79.98
Wild Turkey Rare Breed Barrel Proof6.21.6$79.96
George T. Stagg5.70.8$999.96
Four Roses 'Small Batch Select'6.31.5$59.98
Jim Beam Black 7 Year Old5.31.5$24.98
FEW 93 Proof5.40.9$49.98
Old Ezra Brooks 7 Years Old Barrel Strength6.20.9$99.96
Maker's Mark 465.31.6$44.98
Kentucky Owl Takumi Edition5.80.7$149.96
Woodinville Whiskey Co. Moscatel Finish6.30.9$119.96
Rock Hill Farms Single Barrel6.51.3$399.96
Baker's Single Barrel 13 Year Old6.31.8$249.96
Blood Oath5.20.9$599.96
Breckenridge Blend of6.21.9$46.98

Flavor scores are our estimates. A flavor scores higher when more critics mention it and when they describe it more strongly, so no single review sets the result. They are not a rating from any publication.

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