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Colonel EH Taylor Warehouse C Tornado 2011 750mL

On Sunday evening, April 2, 2006, a severe storm with tornado strength winds tore through Central Kentucky, damaging two Buffalo Trace Distillery aging warehouses. One of the damaged warehouses was Warehouse C, a treasured warehouse on property, built by Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. in 1881. It sustained significant damage to its roof and north brick wall, exposing a group of aging bourbon barrels to the elements. That summer, the exposed barrels waited patiently while the roof and walls were repaired, meanwhile being exposed to the Central Kentucky climate. When these barrels were tasted years later, it was discovered that the sun, wind, and elements they had experienced created a bourbon rich in flavors that was unmatched. This was truly a special batch of barrels, and though the Distillery does not hope for another tornado, it feels lucky to have been able to release this once in a lifetime product.
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Colonel EH Taylor Warehouse C Tornado 2011 750mL

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Brand: Colonel E.H Taylor
Category: Bourbon

E.H. Taylor, Jr. Warehouse C Tornado Surviving is one of the more unusual bourbons Buffalo Trace has put out: a batch of barrels that spent a Kentucky summer open to the weather after a storm ripped into their warehouse. Bottled in bond at 100 proof, it came out in 2011, the year the Taylor range launched, and was never repeated.


About This Bourbon

The whiskey is from Buffalo Trace's Mash Bill #1 and was aged between roughly nine years eight months and just under twelve years. Heat from the open warehouse sped up both maturation and evaporation, and the selection came to 93 casks. It was bottled at 100 proof under bonded rules and presented in the vintage-style Taylor label and canister.


Tasting Profile

  • Nose: Dried figs and clove first, then baking spice and dry oak.
  • Palate: Jammy dark fruit, vanilla and a faint wisp of smoke.
  • Finish: Builds quickly into dark spice and tobacco leaf, and stays for a long time.

Serving & Food

Open it for an occasion. Pour small measures neat into a tulip glass at room temperature, and keep ice and mixers well away. It goes nicely with dried figs and Manchego, dark chocolate truffles, or a quiet cigar outdoors.


How to Enjoy

Serious Buffalo Trace collectors, and anyone who enjoys a bottle with a genuine story behind it.


Product Details

Origin:  Kentucky, USA

Distillery:  Buffalo Trace Distillery

Brand / Series:  Colonel E. H. Taylor Jr

Release:  Warehouse C Tornado Surviving, 2011 one-time release

Style:  Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey / bottled in bond

Mash Bill:  Mash Bill #1

Age:  About 9 years 8 months to 11 years 11 months (no age statement)

ABV:  100 proof / 50% ABV

Volume:  750mL


About the Distillery

The storm arrived on the evening of Sunday 2 April 2006, with winds strong enough to damage two ageing warehouses at Buffalo Trace in Frankfort. Warehouse C, built by Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. in 1885, lost part of its roof and its north brick wall. Repairs ran through the summer, and in the meantime the barrels on the damaged side sat exposed to sun, wind and humidity. When the distillery, part of the Sazerac Company, tasted them years later, it chose to bottle them on their own under the Taylor name, honouring the man who built the warehouse.