Description
Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection Made With Oat is a Bourbon from Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky. This 2011 release is paired with the Made With Rice experiment, built on a modified BT Mash Bill #1 that substitutes oats for the standard rye component while retaining at least 51% corn and a malted barley portion.
The Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection launched in 2006 as the distillery’s ongoing program of small-scale bourbon and whiskey experiments. Over 30,000 experimental barrels age in Buffalo Trace’s warehouses, each crafted with unique variations in mash bill, wood type, barrel toasting, char level, and aging conditions. Selected experiments are bottled and released in limited quantities in 375ml “lab-style” bottles, each labeled with detailed production notes – a direct window into how master distillers Harlen Wheatley and the BT team push the boundaries of American whiskey-making.
Oats bring a richer, smokier character than the standard rye-driven BT Mash Bill #1 – a blend of corn, malt, and oats showing a pleasant smoky nose with toasted oats and complexity, then a palate of smokiness with hints of dried fig and stone fruit moving into an earthy finish.
Distilled April 2002 with 20 barrels produced, aged 9 years and 5 months in new charred American oak and bottled at 90 proof in 2011. It drinks well neat or over a single large cube.
- Size: 375ml
- Proof: 90 (45% ABV)
- Age: 9 Year, 5 Months
- Origin: Frankfort, Kentucky
- Distillery: Buffalo Trace Distillery
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