Blanton's Gold Edition

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A step up from Blanton's, the pioneer of single-barrel bourbon. Selected barrels are bottled one at a time at 51.5%, with bold rye spice, caramel and dark fruit.

Details

Brand	Blanton's
Distillery	Buffalo Trace
Origin	USA / Kentucky
Style	Bourbon
Age	NAS
ABV	51.5%
Cask	New oak casks

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Spicy rye and tobacco leaf with caramel, honey, dark fruit and citrus.
Palate: Full-bodied at 51.5%: rye spice, charred oak, honey and vanilla.
Finish: Long, with warm spice and oak giving way to caramel sweetness.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Neat
On the rocks
With water

Start neat in small sips. At this strength a few drops of water, or a large ice cube, open up the sweetness and fruit.

Food pairing

Steak, beef jerky, dark chocolate or pecan pie.

Background & production

Made at Buffalo Trace in Frankfort, Kentucky. Blanton's, launched in 1984, is regarded as the first modern single-barrel bourbon brand. It is named after Colonel Albert B. Blanton, who had the best barrels from Warehouse H set aside and bottled.

The Gold Edition is a premium selection drawn from the finest Blanton's barrels. Whiskey aged in Warehouse H is bottled one barrel at a time.

It is bottled at 51.5% ABV (103 proof), higher than the 46.5% Original, for a more powerful style.