BTEC 19 and 23 yo French Oak Aged Bourbons

[DaveOfAtl]

Anybody else see this? http://www.buffalotracedistillery.co...asp?newsid=182

Hefty price tag, but looks very interesting. Set to be released in September.

Edit: I guess technically this isn't bourbon . . .

[Rutherford]

If they're in charred new oak, it can technically be classified as bourbon. Our regulations don't require a specific type of oak, nor that the barrel be a certain size.

[DaveOfAtl]

If they're in charred new oak, it can technically be classified as bourbon. Our regulations don't require a specific type of oak, nor that the barrel be a certain size.

Okay, that's right. I was thinking it had to be American oak, but I see that's not a requirement in the CFR. The press release doesn't say whether it was new oak, but it uses "whiskey" and "American whiskey" a few times, rather than bourbon. The only reference to bourbon is with regard to the mashbill. Either way, sounds like a cool experiment.

[Tucker]

Entry proof is too high (>125) to be bourbon.

[Rutherford]

Ahh, I stand corrected.

[AaronWF]

Very interesting, thanks for the link. I have yet to spring for a BTEC, but the description tempts me. 90pf and chillfiltered, eh? Eh.

[StraightNoChaser]

Very interesting, thanks for the link. I have yet to spring for a BTEC, but the description tempts me. 90pf and chillfiltered, eh? Eh.

Between the price and the proof, I don't see any reason to even consider buying these "experiments"

[Tucker]

I'm sure they'll sell out; sounds a little more appealing than rice or oats.

I'll pass unless one shows up on smokinjoe's dining room table.

[MyOldKyDram]

Sounds interesting, but with so much coming out in the fall...

Doubtful.

[Tico]

Very interesting, thanks for the link. I have yet to spring for a BTEC, but the description tempts me. 90pf and chillfiltered, eh? Eh.

Bingo

On the surface it sounds good but those two points didn't go over well with me.