New EH Taylors

[sku]

Buffalo Trace cleared two new labels for the E.H. Taylor series: E.H. Taylor Cured Oak, aged in barrels made from staves cured for more than 13 months and E.H. Taylor Seasoned Wood, a wheated bourbon "treated with an innovative method of bathing and natural outdoor seasoning."

Cured Oak: https://www.ttbonline.gov/colasonline/viewColaDetails.do?action=publicFormDisplay&ttbid=14120001000058

Seasoned Wood: https://www.ttbonline.gov/colasonline/viewColaDetails.do?action=publicFormDisplay&ttbid=14120001000071

Edited June 14, 2014 by sku

[Phil T]

Pretty cool that the seasoned wood is a wheater. I really like that Buffalo Trace is continually bringing new products to the marketplace, seemingly for us!

[DocHolliday]

Awesome! I've only bought and tried the small batch and loved it! Love the wheater in the seasoned wood idea.

[smokinjoe]

Pretty cool that the seasoned wood is a wheater. I really like that Buffalo Trace is continually bringing new products to the marketplace, seemingly for us!

[mbroo5880i]

I like CEHT so I find this interesting news. It is pretty cool that BT continues to introduce interesting new products. I have seen a pretty significant price increase on all of the CEHT line in the past year. SmB has jumped from $39.99 to $49.99 and Rye from $69.99 to $89.99, when you can find them. There seem to be short periods of time when CEHT is unavailable. I wonder if these new products are part of the reason for temporary shortages? I would like to try the wheated bourbon assuming it is not too expensive.

[P&MLiquorsEric]

The only EHT regularly available are the small batch and rye. The rest are "whenever we get around to it" releases.

[AnotherCigarGuy]

I always have a bottle of small batch opened. Anxious to try the news stuff. Any chance they

will be less then $50?

[alemmo]

I always have a bottle of small batch opened. Anxious to try the news stuff. Any chance they

will be less then $50?

Doubtful. Most stores in my area have the small batch around $50-55 and the SB at $60-70.

Out of curiosity how soon do these things usually hit the shelves front he time the labels are posted? 1 month? 1 year?

[sku]

Out of curiosity how soon do these things usually hit the shelves front he time the labels are posted? 1 month? 1 year?

It can be anywhere from a month to a year...or never. Often though, the spring label approvals are new products for the big fall releases. My guess is we will see these in the fall with the other new releases.

[Josh]

Thanks again for posting Steve. A Col EH Taylor wheater seems a bit odd since when the line was created they were saying they wanted it to be the "Van Winkle of ryed bourbons". That never made a lot of sense to me in the first place, so I'm glad they're going the direction they are. These all sound interesting.

[Jackinbox]

My guess is we will see these in the fall with the other new releases.

That's probably a smart move by Sazerac. It'll put something else out there to prevent people from walking out empty-handed when they can't get the Van Winkles or BTAC.

[sku]

Thanks again for posting Steve. A Col EH Taylor wheater seems a bit odd since when the line was created they were saying they wanted it to be the "Van Winkle of ryed bourbons". That never made a lot of sense to me in the first place, so I'm glad they're going the direction they are. These all sound interesting.

I know Chuck was describing the plans for it as the Van Winkle of rye bourbon, but did anyone from Sazerac/BT ever say that?

[Josh]

I know Chuck was describing the plans for it as the Van Winkle of rye bourbon, but did anyone from Sazerac/BT ever say that?

I was just speaking off the top of my head, but only one person can answer that question...

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[tylermke]

The entire CEHT lineup has been hit or miss to me, but I will probably give these a shot. It would be great if these were at the Small Batch price point, rather than with the others though!

[tanstaafl2]

The entire CEHT lineup has been hit or miss to me, but I will probably give these a shot. It would be great if these were at the Small Batch price point, rather than with the others though!

A lovely thought but probably not likely. I would expect them to be at the same price point as the rest of majority of the lineup.

[Tony Santana]

Bumping this thread as I haven't heard anything recently about these new releases. Does anyone know anything more? The wheater in particular intrigues me, although I'd almost certainly get both of them (assuming they really come out) as I have all 6 of the prior releases, so I might as well become a completist. I've enjoyed them all so far, although I'll admit I haven't cracked open the Tornado yet. Speculation above about a fall release. Anyone have an update?

[DEelfinn]

I'm a fan of the EHTs; Thanks for the info!

[tanstaafl2]

Pretty cool that the seasoned wood is a wheater. I really like that Buffalo Trace is continually bringing new products to the marketplace, seemingly for us!

Nice that the wood is seasoned but I will curious to see if they tell us how much the whiskey has been "seasoned"! Sounds like a good way to bottle up some good old WSR in a swanky package and quadruple the price with nobody the wiser...

[squire]

That aside at least they actually made the whisky they're selling.

[The Black Tot]

I like the Taylors, but they're a bit rough around the edges for me. It's kind of a "take no prisoners" whiskey. I'm not so much of a fan of the morning after Taylor.

Both of these are interesting, but it depends how much one would have to pay or beg to get one of these.

[mark fleetwood]

Staves get "Innovative bathing techniques" the back label says. (Aside now from not being able to disassociate the image of a bunch of staves, with stick figure arms and legs, sunglasses, laying out on chaises sipping umbrella'd drinks), what the...? Just go rip the sides off of two rickhouses, expose the barrels for 6 months, bottle it and call it "WarehouseSides-Ripped-Off-Surviving" bourbon.

[tigerlam92]

Yeah, I was just told last week the new ones are coming soon.

[sailor22]

Yard aging the wood prior to building the barrel is one of the elements that was more typical in barrels used during the glut. Yard aging is sort of like weather washed. If they are trying to get similar results with a "bathing technique" good on them.

They may be on to something with either or both of these. Really looking forward to trying them.

[smokinjoe]

Yard aging the wood prior to building the barrel is one of the elements that was more typical in barrels used during the glut.

Right, Steve. But, by design? Probably not, I'm thinking. When it started to go sour for bourbon distilleries, I would guess the cooperages began to get caught with a lot of wood in the yard (because they had no other place to put it)...which eventually became older wood in barrels.

[Paddy]

Right, Steve. But, by design? Probably not, I'm thinking. When it started to go sour for bourbon distilleries, I would guess the cooperages began to get caught with a lot of wood in the yard (because they had no other place to put it)...which eventually became older wood in barrels.

That seems logical....leading to unanticipated seasoning.

P. S. So Joe, is older wood as good as younger wood? :grin:

Or is all wood good wood?