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Stagg Jr. Batch 14

  • Distiller:

    Buffalo Trace

  • Bottler:

    Buffalo Trace

  • ABV:

    65.1%

  • Age:

    NAS

  • Price:
    $$$$$
  • Raided Score: 81
  • Publication: SpiritSurveyor
  • Excerpt: The biggest hit to it is that it definitely tastes every bit of 65%.
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  • Raided Score: 96
  • Publication: Breaking Bourbon
  • Excerpt: It’s not lightyears different than recent batches, but with whiskey this good, I’ll gladly take what it's offering.
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  • Raided Score: 84
  • Publication: Whiskey Consensus
  • Excerpt: As it stands it’s a really good “shelfer” cask strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey that unfortunately doesn’t see the shelf as much as it used to.
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  • Raided Score: 90
  • Publication: Whiskey Raiders
  • Excerpt: Once again, Stagg Jr is a powerful invitation to experience some of the best that barrel proof bourbon has to offer.
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  • Intro:

    This is the 14th Batch of Stagg Jr - a ten-ish year old barrel proof release from Buffalo Trace featuring mashbill 1 at barrel proof.

  • Nose:

    Toffee, praline, lots of sticky caramel candies and some light cherry. Lovely and rich on the nose, the proof is definitely apparent but it's not stinging hot.

  • Taste:

    Rich on the palate, plenty of caramel, cherry, cocoa. Quite a bit of heat on the palate but with great viscosity. Tons of oak, toffee, brown sugar. Heat grows with time but the viscosity is just wonderful.

  • Finish:

    Long finish. Oak structure is perfect with plenty of toffee, caramel, pepper, and cherry tying everything together.

  • Overall:

    Once again, Stagg Jr is a powerful invitation to experience some of the best that barrel proof bourbon has to offer.

  • Score:

    7

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  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
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