NV & 2025 Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Bottled in Bond Small Batch, Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Single Barrel & Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. "Barrel Proof - Batch 15" 127.2 Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Tasting Lo

Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Bottled in Bond Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Colonel E.H. Taylor Bourbon is named for one of the founding fathers of the modern bourbon industry. Edmund Haynes Taylor, an honorary "Kentucky Colonel," was a descendant of two presidents (Madison & Taylor) and one of Kentucky's last surviving Bourbon Aristocrats. The Colonel purchased the famous Old Fire Copper (O.F.C.) Distillery at the close of the Civil War. There, he introduced scientific method to the production of bourbon, modernized equipment and set standards of production that became ubiquitous for quality bourbon production for the next century. He sold this distillery to George T. Stagg and it would eventually become known as Buffalo Trace. Taylor was a crusader for higher quality standards across the industry and ultimately help pass the 1897 Bottled in Bond Act. No single person can claim as much responsibility for the quality of modern bourbon whiskey as this man. This wonderful Bottled in Bond Small Batch Bourbon, named in his honor, has been extremely hard to get since its release in 2013. It's won countless gold medals in competitions around the world and a rare 5 star review from renowned spirits reviewer F. Paul Pacult. Some of our competitors feel comfortable charging upwards of $80 for this same bottle due to scarcity. In a world where getting a bottle of Elmer T. Lee, George T. Stagg, or Blanton's has become next to impossible, finding a bottle of Taylor for $40 is a coup. E.H. Taylor is right at home in the company of luminaries like these.

Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey - NV

2025 Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. "Barrel Proof - Batch 15" 127.2 Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

This bottle had us confused: It's a 2025 Barrel Proof, but not at the 127.4 Proof that was first released on the market. At 127.2 Proof it is the same as the 2015's Batch 4, but we're confident the bottling line wasn't marking bottles 2025 back then. A call to Buffalo Trace confirmed our suspicions - there were "two batches" produced 1 month apart, and while the Proof Statements are close, they weren't exactly the same. It's an indicator that production volumes are going up, which means there will be more to consume. We're calling it Batch 15 because Buffalo Trace used the word batch. Until someone tells us to call it Batch 14.1 or Batch 14v2 or there is an official Batch 15 release, we're going with this. Stop thinking. Start drinking.