Ten years old and bottled in bond, Taylor Warehouse C takes its name from the brick warehouse Taylor put up at his Frankfort distillery in 1885. Buffalo Trace released it once, in 2021, from barrels that never left that building.
About This Bourbon
The barrels for this release were all drawn from the middle of Warehouse C after ten years. The distillery split the batch evenly between two floors. The second floor is dry and tightly racked, so whiskey there ages slowly and suits long maturation. The fifth floor is ringed with windows that let in sun and air and push the barrels harder through the summer. Bottled at 100 proof, it meets the bonded standard that Taylor himself helped write into law in 1897.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Warm cherry crumble, rum-soaked raisins and a light dusting of oak.
- Palate: Dark cherry and cola, vanilla and a toasted wood note that builds with each sip.
- Finish: Lingering, with mint, espresso, fruit bread and a hint of anise.
Serving & Food
Best at about 18°C in a Glencairn or small copita, without ice; a teaspoon of water at most. Pair it with aged Gouda, roast venison with juniper, or a simple cherry clafoutis.
How to Enjoy
Slow sipping with friends who follow Buffalo Trace, or tasting side by side with a Taylor Single Barrel.
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: 2021, one-time release
Warehouse detail: Aged in the centre of Warehouse C, split between the 2nd and 5th floors
About the Distillery
The Taylor range began in 2011 and has two sides: permanent bonded bottlings such as Small Batch, Single Barrel and Straight Rye, and one-off releases that each test a single variable, from stave seasoning to a storm-damaged roof. Warehouse C belongs to the second group. Here the distillery took barrels from one building and two floors and bottled them together, a plain lesson in how much position matters in a Kentucky rickhouse. Buffalo Trace, part of the family-owned Sazerac Company, sits on the Kentucky River at Frankfort.