Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (1.75L)

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon combines vanilla, mint and molasses aromas with brown sugar, spice and oak on the palate. The producer also describes toffee, dark fruit and anise, followed by a long finish. This 1.75-liter bottle offers the standard expression in a larger format for shoppers who already know how they like to serve it.

Try a small pour over a large cube and compare the sweet opening with the oak as the ice melts. If you are making an Old Fashioned, begin with a modest amount of syrup and adjust after tasting. A bourbon highball provides another option: add soda gradually until you reach your preferred balance of whiskey and mixer.

How it’s made: Buffalo Trace produces this bourbon in Frankfort, Kentucky, using its Mash Bill #1 recipe and maturation in new charred oak barrels. The standard expression is bottled at 90 proof, or 45% ABV. The producer does not give it a fixed age statement, so no age is assigned here.