Barrel Proof. Batch 14. Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. — Kentucky straight bourbon bottled directly from hand-selected barrels at cask strength, uncut and unfiltered at over 125 proof, in the spirit of the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 that Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. himself championed.

E.H. Taylor Jr. is widely considered one of the founding fathers of the modern bourbon industry — he built Old Fashioned Copper Distillery (now Buffalo Trace) in the 1870s, pioneered temperature-controlled warehouses for consistent maturation, and fought for the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897, which established the first government-backed quality standard for American whiskey. The Taylor brand at Buffalo Trace honors his legacy.

The Barrel Proof expression is the most assertive in the E.H. Taylor lineup — bottled without water addition at the natural barrel proof, typically exceeding 125 proof. Each batch is numbered; Batch 14 represents a specific selection from Buffalo Trace’s warehouse inventory meeting the Barrel Proof quality threshold.

Specs

• Distillery: Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, Kentucky
• Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Barrel Proof, Uncut, Unfiltered
• Proof: 125+ (natural barrel proof)
• Batch: 14
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Who was Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr.? Edmund Haynes Taylor Jr. built the distillery now known as Buffalo Trace in the 1870s, pioneered scientific barrel maturation with temperature-controlled warehouses, and was the driving force behind the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 — the first federal quality standard for American whiskey.
• What does Bottled-in-Bond mean? Under the 1897 Act Taylor championed: the whiskey must be the product of one distillery, one distilling season, aged minimum 4 years in a federally bonded warehouse, and bottled at exactly 100 proof. The Barrel Proof goes beyond — at 125+ proof it presents more raw intensity than the standard BiB format allows.