Stagg Junior Bourbon Whiskey, 75 cl

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This Buffalo Trace Distillery product is often referred to Baby Stagg, SJR, or Stagg Jr coupled with its unique proofing. Apart from alcohol, the aftertaste leads with moderate wood and gentle sweetness in my mouth as Stagg Jr clings to it. The Cadboll Estate series was created by The Glenmorangie to honor single-estate offerings, and this expression is distilled from grain from The Glenmorangie’s coastal barley fields. It can be hard to completely capture with words what makes Stagg, Stagg, but all it takes is one sip and you know it. While every bourbon lover will find their very own personal favorites, there are a few consensus standpoints.

George T. Stagg | Master of Malt

Wild Turkey 8-Year 101 Proof has an orange peel throughline that lingers on the palate and gives away to a pleasant finish of turtle candies, oak, and nutmeg coupled with plenty of baking spice dusted throughout. The nose reveals its proof unexpectedly and can be quite potent, and even punchy at times, reminding you this is a Stagg bourbon after all. The 2023 Eagle Rare release from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection is the oldest Eagle Rare in Buffalo Trace Antique Collection history. H. Taylor’s massive distillery into a thriving business, which later became the Buffalo Trace Distillery.

Those bourbon releases will happen either in the Spring or Summer, as long as in the Fall or Winter. Nonetheless, this bourbon has developed a reputation to be a high barrel proof, which make its way straight to the bottle. It was aged for a minimum of five years and finished for two extra years in a barrel with heavy char. With an impressively long finish, this rye is oaky without bitterness, complete with toffee and more cherry cola.

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The nose on the 2023 offering is loaded with char and brown butter, coupled with maple sugar and luxardo cherry. was first announced in 2013, and with its junior designation it was expected to be a more widely available version of its counterpart released annually as part of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection , George T. I wish that it was just a hint less hot on my tongue, but I have a feeling that a few more years takes care of that. designation makes a lot of sense, as the brand is much more than a junior version of another product.Stagg expression from Buffalo Trace’s hard-to-find antique collection takes its namesake from the dutch whiskey salesman. The nose on this delightful dram channels a majorly autumnal mood, with aromas of flaky pie pastry, fresh bread, and apple butter.

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As intense as it is, it’s still well balanced, with nice fruity and citrus notes, as well as wood, caramel, honey, and spice. There’s a lot of caramel and vanilla, as well as moderate amounts of fuji apple sprinkled with cinnamon and allspice. A high proof, high aged bourbon can be tricky to pull off well, however, the 2023 release sticks the landing from start to finish. If you want to check out our first impressions on this year’s King of Kentucky, check out the video below. Smith Bowman, and sourced barrel proof bourbons such as Lucky Seven and Kentucky Owl over the past 12 months, Stagg has more competition than ever before.

In this instance, Baby Stagg is closer to the 9-year range, while George T Stagg is a 15-year bourbon. With a 7-year age statement and a 50% ABV, this rye was distilled from a mashbill with 70% rye, 18% corn and 12% malted barley.