Colonel E.H. Taylor Warehouse C Tornado Surviving is a Buffalo Trace limited release drawn from 93 special casks housed in Warehouse C — the landmark aging warehouse Taylor himself built in 1881. In April 2006, a massive tornado struck the warehouse, leaving nearly 24,000 barrels exposed to the natural elements. The sweltering Kentucky heat accelerated the aging process of the surviving barrels, producing a distinct, accelerated maturation profile unlike anything else in the EHT lineup.

E.H. Taylor Jr. is known as the Father of the Modern Bourbon Industry — a pioneer who introduced copper fermentation tanks, state-of-the-art grain equipment, and a first-of-its-kind steam heating system still used in barrel warehouses today, and who lobbied for the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897. The Warehouse C Tornado Surviving release captures a one-time event in bourbon history: an entirely unrepeatable convergence of architectural damage, environmental exposure, and Kentucky climate that shaped a finite number of barrels in ways no controlled production could replicate.

Specs

• Distillery: Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, Kentucky
• Series: Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Collection
• Source: 93 special casks from Warehouse C (Taylor-built 1881)
• Event: April 2006 tornado — elements-exposed accelerated aging
• Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Packaging: Classic bottle, cylindrical case
• Size: 750ml

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