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Buffalo Trace Mash Bills

Posted on 4/20/22 at 12:12 pm
Posted by BitBuster
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2017
1967 posts
Posted on 4/20/22 at 12:12 pm
I stumbled across this article explaining what mash bills Buffalo Trace (BT) uses for each whiskey.

Understanding Different Mash Bills

I know most of you bourbon guys already know this, but I found it enlightening. I have a friend that always says stuff like "Buffalo Trace has the same mash bill as Pappy 23." -- He completely ignores the barrel aging process to make his point. Well, I finally got around to looking it up and he's wrong on all accounts.

To save you a click, here are the two mash bills in question:

Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (low rye)

Buffalo Trace Bourbon
Buffalo Trace Kosher Rye Recipe
E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch
E.H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel
E.H. Taylor, Jr. Barrel Proof
E.H. Taylor, Jr. Old Fashioned Sour Mash
E.H. Taylor, Jr. Warehouse C
E.H. Taylor, Jr. Warehouse C Tornado Surviving
E.H. Taylor, Jr. Cured Oak
George T. Stagg
Stagg, Jr.
Eagle Rare 10-Year Old
Eagle Rare 17-Year Old
Benchmark
Old Charter 8
Old Charter 101
Old Charter Chinkapin Oak
Old Charter French Oak
Old Charter Canadian Oak
Old Charter Mongolian Oak
Benchmark Old No. 8
Benchmark Top Floor
Benchmark Small Batch
Benchmark Bonded
Benchmark Full Proof
Benchmark Single Barrel
Buffalo Trace White Dog Mash #1

The BT wheated mash bill makes the following bourbons:

W.L. Weller Special Reserve
W.L. Weller Old Weller Antique
W.L. Weller 12-Year Old
W.L. Weller Full Proof
W.L. Weller Single Barrel
William Larue Weller
E.H. Taylor, Jr. Seasoned Wood
Buffalo Trace White Dog Wheat Mash
Buffalo Trace Kosher Wheat Recipe
Old Rip Van Winkle 10-Year
Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot B 12-Year
Pappy Van Winkle 15-Year
Pappy Van Winkle 20-Year
Pappy Van Winkle 23-Year

This post was edited on 4/20/22 at 12:14 pm
Posted by Midget Death Squad
Meme Magic
Member since Oct 2008
28584 posts
Posted on 4/20/22 at 1:10 pm to
Your friend is misinterpreting when people say Pappy is the same mashbill as Weller. Weller is owned by BT, but that doesn't mean it's the same mashbill as the bottle with the buffalo on it.

You are correct in that the barrels make the bourbon. Mashbill is only part of the flavor definer, but the ageing process is where it really finds its glory
Posted by alphaandomega
Tuscaloosa-Here to Serve
Member since Aug 2012
17357 posts
Posted on 4/20/22 at 1:40 pm to
My understanding is that the location of the barrel in the rickhouse has more to do with the flavor than the mash bill.

Might be wrong but thats what I remember from their distillery tour a few years ago.

Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
37459 posts
Posted on 4/20/22 at 2:06 pm to
quote:

My understanding is that the location of the barrel in the rickhouse has more to do with the flavor than the mash bill.

Location in the rickhouse can play a big deal, but having a secondary grain of wheat vs rye is going to play a much larger factor in the flavor of the whiskey.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
43513 posts
Posted on 4/20/22 at 6:37 pm to
Up until a few years ago, when you could buy Weller 12 and antique for $30/ bottle, I would mix them to make Po' Man's Pappy.
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