TWO BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY BOURBONS, NAMED “BEST OF CATEGORY” AT 2019 LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL SPIRITS COMPETITION

Fourteen entries from Buffalo Trace Distillery earn Gold Medals 

FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (Aug. 22, 2019) Three Buffalo Trace Distillery spirits were named “Best of Category” at the 2019 Los Angeles International Spirits Competition.  Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Bourbon won in the category of Small Batch Bourbon 10 years or less, Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch Bourbon was named Best Straight Bourbon 6 years or older. All also were awarded Gold Medals, as were the following spirits:

• Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Weller Special Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Weller CYPB Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Old Weller Antique Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• William Larue Weller Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• George T. Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Stagg Jr. Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye
• Elmer T. Lee Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Blanton’s Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon (no age)
• Benchmark Kentucky Straight Bourbon 

Silver Medals were awarded to:

• W.L. Weller 12 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr. Straight Rye Whiskey

This competition, in its thirteenth year, is judged by a panel of the spirit industry’s most renowned judges including award-winning authors, buyers, journalists, educators and bar owners, who rate each spirit on a 100-point scale.

Complete results for the 2019 Los Angeles International Spirits Competition can be found at https://fairplex.com/competitions/spirits-competition/awards-celebration.

About Buffalo Trace Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery is an American family-owned company based in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. The Distillery’s rich tradition dates back to 1773 and includes such legends as E.H. Taylor, Jr., George T. Stagg, Albert B. Blanton, Orville Schupp, and Elmer T. Lee.  Buffalo Trace Distillery is a fully operational Distillery producing bourbon, rye and vodka on site and is a National Historic Landmark as well as is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Distillery has won 21 distillery titles since 2000 from such notable publications as Whisky Magazine, Whisky Advocate Magazine and Wine Enthusiast Magazine. Its Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Four Grain Bourbon was named World Whiskey of the Year by “Jim Murray’s Whiskey Bible 2018.”  Buffalo Trace Distillery has also garnered more than 500 awards for its wide range of premium whiskies. To learn more about Buffalo Trace Distillery visit www.buffalotracedistillery.com.