George T Stagg 2011 BTAC - 750ml Parker's Heritage Collection 8th EditionDistillery: Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky Proof: 142. 6 (71. 3%) Age: 15 Years (approx) This is an extremely rare whiskey, but not priced the same way as most whiskies of this quality and rarity. Appearance: Wonderful patinated copper red in the bottle, similar to the color of a chunk of jewelry grade Baltic Amber. The color of this whiskey tips you off that it is well aged. Nice edge line on the glass when you swirl it, smooth layer
Stagg bottling were selected from Warehouses C
Typically independent Stave will air dry (cure) Buffalo Trace’s barrel staves for about 6 months before being fashioned into barrels
meaning that it is made entirely from malted barley and distilled at a single distillery
Finish: Slow
200 bottles were released to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the distillery
The Weller releases are coveted as “baby Pappy” due to their similar mashbills
Then comes huge sweet concentrated plums and hints of pepper and exotic spices
Parker's Heritage Collection 3rd Edition Golden Anniversary
Finish: Starts sweet but dries out with some nice oak and a hint of pepper spice
There he bottled much of the best-regarded whiskey in America
just like William Larue Weller did years ago
It really spins the AE formula on its head