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George T. Stagg

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Buffalo Trace 2021 George T. Stagg Non-Release Review

Every year, I wait longingly for the release of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, praying to snag just one bottle. This set of five ultra premium, highly prized whiskeys from Buffalo Trace garners a wild-eyed, cash-throwing frenzy from bourbon collectors and flippers alike.

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Goodbye My Old Friend

I said good bye to an old friend last night, George T Stagg. It was the 2011 edition, 142.6 proof, 18 years and 5 months old. Put in the barrel about 24 years ago. It was my first “special” bourbon.

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Sometimes the Bourbon Hunt Comes to You

YES, THERE ARE BOURBON GODS. I am a big fan of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, but as I grow in my bourbon journey, I will admit I have limited my hunt for the BTAC more towards pours at bars then scouring the secondary market. My favorite is William LaRue Weller.

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Weller Stagg 2016 – Full Proof America

For any election to be fair there needs to be at least two viable parties. So when we learned that one of our very own Bourbon & Banter team members – Matt Evans – had launched a campaign for Evan Williams and Elijah Craig we knew that some order needed to be injected into the system.