Released in June 2021, Colonel E.H. Taylor Warehouse C is a ten-year-old bottled-in-bond bourbon from Buffalo Trace, aged entirely in the warehouse Colonel Taylor built in 1885. It was a one-time bottling and a rare chance to taste what a single building does to a whiskey.
About This Bourbon
Every barrel in this batch spent ten years in the centre of Warehouse C. Half came from the second floor, where the ricks are packed tight and the air stays dry, conditions the distillery favours for bourbon of 10 to 15 years. The other half came from the fifth floor, which has windows on every side, good airflow and plenty of sun to warm the barrels. Marrying the two gives the depth of the slow floor with the lift of the warmer one. It was bottled at 100 proof under bonded rules.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Baked cherry pudding with a dark rum glaze and a little oak.
- Palate: Cherry cola, vanilla pod and toasted barrel wood, rich without being heavy.
- Finish: Long, moving through spearmint, coffee, raisin loaf and aniseed.
Serving & Food
Serve neat in a nosing glass at room temperature and let it rest before the first sip; a drop or two of water brings the cherry forward. After dinner it pairs well with Black Forest gateau, roast duck with a sour cherry sauce, or Medjool dates and walnuts.
How to Enjoy
Taylor followers who want to taste how warehouse position shapes a bourbon, and a considered gift for someone who knows Buffalo Trace well.
Product Details
Producer / Distillery: Buffalo Trace Distillery
Expression: E.H. Taylor, Jr. Warehouse C
Category: Straight Kentucky bourbon whiskey, bottled-in-bond
Age: 10 years old
ABV / Strength: 100 proof / 50% ABV
Bottle size / Format: 750mL
Release: June 2021, one-time release
Warehouse detail: Aged in the centre of Warehouse C, half from the 2nd floor and half from the 5th floor
About the Distillery
Buffalo Trace credits Colonel Taylor with building Warehouse C in 1885, a brick barrel house on the Frankfort site that still holds bourbon today. In 2006 a storm tore away part of its roof and north wall, and the barrels left exposed that summer later became the Taylor Tornado Surviving bottling. The warehouse also supplies many of the barrels for Taylor Single Barrel, and most of the barrels in the 15-year-old E.H. Taylor Bottled-in-Bond that joined the Antique Collection in 2025 came from it too. The distillery is owned by the Sazerac Company.