Buy Blanton’s Single Barrel 750ml — Kentucky Straight Bourbon
$150.99
The Blanton’s Single Barrel 750ml bottle holds a place in bourbon history as the first modern single-barrel release, created by Elmer T. Lee in 1984 and drawn from Buffalo Trace’s Warehouse H. Bottled at 93 proof, each barrel yields a distinct profile of caramel, orange zest, and toasted oak, capped with the collectible horse-and-jockey stopper. Retail allocations remain tight nationwide. Add this one to your cart before your local allotment runs out.
Description
Buy Blanton’s Single Barrel 750ml — Kentucky Straight Bourbon
TASTING PROFILE
The Blanton’s Single Barrel 750ml bottling is drawn from a single barrel rather than blended across multiple barrels, meaning proof, color, and flavor intensity shift slightly from bottle to bottle by design. Introduced in 1984, it established the single-barrel bourbon category that dozens of brands have since tried to replicate.
The Profile
- Producer: Buffalo Trace Distillery
- Region: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
- Spirit Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Single Barrel)
- Proof/ABV: 93 Proof (46.5% ABV)
- Mash Bill: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #2 (higher rye content than the distillery’s standard bourbon recipe)
- Barrel Source: Aged and selected exclusively from the center cut of Warehouse H, a metal-clad rickhouse known for pronounced temperature swings that accelerate barrel interaction
Sensory Tasting Notes
The Nose
Citrus and caramel corn dominate up front, layered with vanilla, honey, and a faint mineral note carried over from the metal warehouse aging.
The Palate
Medium-bodied with a brighter rye edge than most wheated bourbons: orange peel, brown sugar, and nutmeg sit over a base of buttery toffee and light oak char.
The Finish
Moderate length, drying slightly with clove, dried apricot, and a final note of rye spice that lingers just past the swallow.
The Heritage
Elmer T. Lee selected the first Blanton’s barrels specifically from Warehouse H’s center rows, a section he’d identified as producing the distillery’s most consistently excellent whiskey, and named the brand after Colonel Albert B. Blanton, a former Buffalo Trace president. Each of the 17 horse-topper poses spells out “BLANTONS ORIGINAL SINGLE BARREL” when collected in sequence, turning the bottle itself into a minor collectible independent of what’s inside it — a detail that keeps secondary demand high even among buyers who don’t drink bourbon.
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