Description

134.5 proof. Batch 1. 2012. Colonel E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof — the founding batch of the annual Barrel Proof program, the highest-proof expression across the three in-stock EHT Barrel Proof batches, and from the program’s inaugural year when the concept of a BiB cask strength E.H. Taylor expression was first established.

Batch 1 at 134.5 proof is 6.4 proof points above Batch 5 (2016, 127.5) and 5.5 above Batch 11 (2022, 129.0) — the highest-proof of the three current collection EHT Barrel Proof expressions by a significant margin. As the founding batch of a program that has now released over a decade of annual limited editions, Batch 1 carries the historical significance of the program’s inaugural expression. The 2012 production year is over a decade removed from any primary distribution and is the oldest vintage in the three-batch EHT Barrel Proof collection.

Specs

• Distillery: Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, Kentucky
• Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Bottled-in-Bond, Barrel Proof
• Proof: 134.5 (67.25% ABV)
• Batch: 1 — 2012 (founding)
• Bottling: Uncut, unfiltered
• Size: 750ml

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Batch 1 the most significant of the three EHT Barrel Proof expressions in the collection?

It is the founding batch of the program — the first BiB cask strength E.H. Taylor expression ever released, from 2012. At 134.5 proof it is also the highest-proof of the three in-stock batches, and the oldest vintage in the three-batch vertical.