BUFFALO TRACE BOURBONS RECEIVE HIGH HONORS

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Angela H. Traver

Public Relations Manager

Buffalo Trace Distillery

Email: atraver@buffalotrace.com <mailto:atraver@buffalotrace.com>

Ph: 502-696-5957

For Immediate Release

BUFFALO TRACE BOURBONS RECEIVE HIGH HONORS

Franklin County, Kentucky-Award season is here and Buffalo Trace Distillery

is off and running! The San Francisco Spirit Challenge announced their 2004

winners this week and several bourbons from the Buffalo Trace family have

topped the list with "Double Gold Medals." The following products have been

named best of the best:

· Eagle Rare Single Barrel Bourbon, 10 yr.- Double Gold Medal

· Sazerac Rye Whiskey, 18 yr.-Double Gold Medal

· Van Winkle Special Reserve Bourbon, 12 yr.-Double Gold Medal

Other products honored were:

· Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey-Gold Medal

· Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve Bourbon Whiskey, 20 yr.- Silver

Medal

· Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon-Silver Medal

Buffalo Trace Distillery is home to more award winning whiskies than any

other, receiving over a hundred awards for our products in the last decade.

"We are proud to be able to produce so many quality whiskies, that have not

only been honored with numerous awards, but also by a loyal following of

consumers," said Kris Comstock, Bourbon Brand Manager for the distillery.

For more information on the many fine whiskies produced at Buffalo Trace

Distillery, visit www.greatbourbon.com <http://www.greatbourbon.com/> .

About Buffalo Trace

Buffalo Trace Distillery is a family-owned operation based in Franklin

County, Kentucky. The distillery's rich distilling tradition dates back to

1787 and has included such legends as E. H. Taylor, Jr., Albert B. Blanton,

Orville Schupp, Elmer T. Lee, and Gary Gayheart. Buffalo Trace is a fully

operational distillery producing bourbon and vodka on site, and was recently

named to the National Historic Register. The distillery is also part of the

Sazerac family of companies, which has operations in New Orleans, Louisiana;

Franklin County, Kentucky, Fredricksburg, Virginia; and Loomis, California.

For more information, please visit www.buffalotrace.com

<http://www.buffalotrace.com> .

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