"Buffalo Trace is one of the biggest names in bourbon today. Home to more than a dozen bourbon brands, including big names like Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, E.H. Taylor Jr., Stagg, and Blanton's, many of which make the list of the most expensive bottles of bourbon ever, it also produces its namesake and flagship Buffalo Trace Bourbon. This solid and usually affordable bottle topped our value-based ranking of popular Kentucky bourbons."
"Bottled in 1999 from the five millionth barrel that was filled on March 4, 1981, the bottles have been aged 18 years in Buffalo Trace's Single Barrel Warehouse V, and come in at a final barrel proof of 134.5. Distilled using Buffalo Trace rye mash bourbon recipe # 1, many believe this bourbon is what inspired the George T. Stagg line of bourbons."
Buffalo Trace operates numerous iconic bourbon brands and produces the flagship Buffalo Trace Bourbon, typically positioned as an affordable value. The 18 Year '5 Millionth Barrel' was bottled in 1999 from a barrel filled on March 4, 1981, and aged 18 years in Single Barrel Warehouse V to a final barrel proof of 134.5. Several lots appeared at auction, selling for $8,400, $8,750, and $11,600. The whiskey was distilled using Buffalo Trace rye mash bourbon recipe #1 and is believed to have inspired the George T. Stagg line. Only an estimated 30–40 bottles were produced, and most were donated to charity.
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