Bourbon (Stocked)

Question 1

Buffalo Trace Dist. - Frankfort, KT

Blanton’s

_{<strong>Age</strong>: Typically around 9 yrs}

_{<strong>Construction of Warehouse H:</strong> Post prohibition (1933)}

_{<strong>Proof</strong>: 93 (46.5% ABV)}

_{<strong>Recipe</strong>: Corn - Rye - Malted Barley}

_Profile

_{Nose of apple and cinnamon, with hints of vanilla and caramel. Initial flavor profile is sweet, with notes of peaches, pears and dried apricots. Flavors fade to a touch of cinnamon and baking spices and finish with notes of maple syrup and molasses.}

Answer 1

_{<strong>Who</strong>:}

_{In the winter of 1881, Albert Bacon Blanton was born on a farm situated just outside of Frankfort, Kentucky. At the age of 16, Blanton began working at the Old Fire Copper Distillery (often abbreviated O.F.C. Distillery) as an office boy. Over the next few years, Blanton reportedly worked in every department at the distillery. By the age of 20, he was appointed the superintendent of O.F.C, and worked there until his retirement in 1952.}

_{Blanton identified a certain section of Warehouse H at his distillery, which he believed was the best for aging bourbon, and would personally select individual barrels from the section to bottle for his own private reserve. In 1984, the world’s first single barrel bourbon to be marketed commercially was released under the label, “Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon.”}