BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY WHISKEYS WIN 10 GOLD MEDALS AT 2021 INTERNATIONAL SPIRITS CHALLENGE 

            FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (Aug. 26, 2021) – Buffalo Trace Distillery spirits took home 16 medals, including 10 Gold medals for top-performing whiskeys, at the 2021 International Spirits Challenge (ISC). Judges also awarded six Silver medals to the Distillery’s spirits following this year’s blind tastings, which took place in the United Kingdom.

Gold Medals:

• Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Bourbon
• Stagg Jr. Bourbon
• Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch Bourbon
• Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel Bourbon
• Col E. H. Taylor, Jr. Barrel Proof Bourbon
• Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Straight Rye Whiskey
• W. L. Weller Antique 107 Bourbon
• W. L. Weller Full Proof Bourbon
• W. L. Weller 12 Year Old Bourbon
• Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon

Silver Medals:

• Buffalo Trace Bourbon
• W. L. Weller Single Barrel Bourbon
• W. L. Weller Special Reserve Bourbon
• W. L. Weller CYPB Bourbon
• Buffalo Trace Distillery Bourbon Cream

Panels of experienced judges score products’ aroma, appearance, taste and finish before they are awarded an ISC medal. This is done over 12 days of intense blind tastings.

Full results from the 2021 International Spirits Challenge can be found at https://www.internationalspiritschallenge.com/live/en/page/isc-2021-winners.

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 1775 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 35 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 for 2018 and its William Larue Weller and Thomas H. Handy Sazerac were named 2^nd and 3^rd finest whiskeys in the world for 2020.  Buffalo Trace Distillery has also garnered more than 1,000 awards for its wide range of premium whiskies. To learn more about Buffalo Trace Distillery visit www.buffalotracedistillery.com