BT wins Triple Crown

[Catahoula]

I just got this email from Mark Brown:

Hello,

As promised, here is a follow up note to the wonderful news this morning from London, England about our latest award.

By way of some background, there are approximately 6,000 distilleries around the world, all competing vigorously to one degree or another for awards, recognition and success. Ten years ago, we set out to put Buffalo Trace Distillery on the map as a distiller of world class whiskies and frankly the finest whiskey in the world. At the time we would never have dared to dream of what was to follow.

Prior to 2000 no American distiller had ever won any of the three coveted "Distillery of the Year" awards that are given out to the industry. In 2000 we became the "first" and "only" American distiller to ever win one of the awards.

No distillery anywhere had ever won back to back "Distillery of the Year" awards from the same authority, we became the "first" and "only" distiller to achieve this distinction in the fall of 2006 with our award from Malt Advocate Magazine.

If all this were not enough, Wine Enthusiast Magazine then gave us its "Distiller of the Year" for the current year.

Last night, we achieved the unthinkable, Whisky Magazine's "Distiller of the Year" award for the 2nd time in three years and most importantly a lock on three "Distiller of the Year" awards at the same time - The Grand Slam of Distilling!! The "first" and "only" distiller to ever achieve such a feat!

I want to personally thank all members of our team who through your unique roles and efforts have contributed in some way, no matter whether large or small, to this unprecedented level of success, incredible. I can assure you that the probability of this feat being repeated by anyone ever again at any time is close to zero. Congratulations and smile! Time to enjoy - we will be the "current" title holder for all three titles for at least the next 10 months!

In case you wondering what we do for an encore, you ain't seen nothing yet! With our experimental program moving into high gear and exploding demand for all our whiskey brands, we believe there is still much to be done and achieved!!

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mark

[Brewer]

Thanks for sharing that info from Mark Brown. Congratulations to BT for the well deserved accolades. Just goes to show the world that Scotland doesn't have a monopoly on making good whiskey!

[Bourbon Joe]

Congrats to BT. Quite an achievement.
Joe

[bunghole]

Buffalo Trace distils great bourbon! These awards are all well earned, and not just 'bought' by advertising dollars.

You can bet that just has to frost the flakes of Brown-Forman (Jack Daniel's) and Jim Beam Brands.

[lerxst]

Hello all,

1st post here on BE. I have been turned onto Bourbon for about 15+ months now and really enjoying finding new pour that satisfy my taste. I have been drinking Basil Hayden (no laughs please, it's Bourbon with training wheels), Maker's Mark, Woodford Reserve, Baker's and Pappy 20. I have been reading rave reviews on a couple of different forums about Buffalo Trace, so I bought a bottle and boy was I disappointed! I tried it neat the first time, so then my second glass the next night, I tried it on the rocks and it was much improved and was able to taste the different flavors, especially when exhailing through the nose. I also bought a bottle of Eagle Rare SB 10, and thought it was good and would buy it over MM, but maybe not WR. Anyway, can anyone tell me why I may not have liked BT with all the others that I have been drinking? I thought it was a no brainer...

Thanks,

//lerxst

[bourbonv]

Everybody's taste is different. There is no need for a reason for not liking Buffalo Trace. With that said, you could have gotten a bottle that was not right for some reason. If you can find it in a bar, then maybe try a glass of it again and see if your opinion is the same. If it is not, then you might want to try another bottle.

[Mark]

Can you describe what it was you didn't like about it? I remember when I first tried BT some years ago I wasn't overly impressed because it had a very 'earthy' taste. Now I don't know if bottles have changed since then or as is more probably ones tastes evolve after trying more and more over time, I really enjoy BT for the value. But Mike is right and I say just keep trying new things and down the road go back to some that unimpressed you, you may find that your tastes have indeed evolved and now they are on your + list.

[Martian]

Don't worry, lerxst. I don't care for BT either.

[jdknaebel]

Don't worry, lerxst. I don't care for BT either.

In my opinion there are a number of good products that come from Buffalo Trace. So if someone does not like the Buffalo Trace brand there are a number of other to try.

So much whiskey, so little time.

[lerxst]

I like a lot of the other BT products as stated above...

After a few more glasses of BT over the last week, I'm really warming up to it's complexities!

//lerxst