Whiskey: Blantons Single Barrel #883 Edition The Chronicles Kentucky Straight Bourbon
This cask strength version plunges us deep into the heart of Warehouse H, where Blanton's casks are matured, soaking up the flavours of new oak, vanilla and polish that reign there. This makes it very expressive and packed with the ingredients that built the reputation of this single barrel bourbon, which is to say, multi-dimensional fruit, wonderfully unctuous chocolate flavours, and spicy notes that bring lots of heat to the palette of aromas and flavours.
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Size: 750ML
Proof: 136.6 (68.3% ABV)
Origin: Frankfort, Kentucky
Distillery: Buffalo Trace Distillery
Blantons Single Barrel #883 Edition The Chronicles Kentucky Straight Bourbon Tasting Notes
Nose: The delicate initial nose wavers between black fruit (blueberry) and exotic fruit. Allowed to breathe, oak aromas bring a warehouse to mind.
Palate: Notes of rhubarb and cocoa then appear. The fresh attack is characterized by quince jelly and juicy mango. The mid-palate reveals liquorice, tar and spice.
Finish: The smooth finish is also very fruity (guava, pecan nut).
Distillery Information
Blanton's bourbon was named in honor of one of the distillery's early leaders, Albert B. Blanton, who the company claims spent most of his life preserving the tradition of handcrafted bourbon. Blanton worked at the facility now known as the Buffalo Trace Distillery for approximately 55 years. He was born and raised on a farm just outside Frankfort, Kentucky, and he began working at the distillery (then called the O.F.C. Distillery) in 1897 as an office boy when he was 16 years old. Over the next few years he reportedly worked in every department, and in 1912 he was appointed superintendent of the distillery, its warehouse, and bottling shop – at the same time that the distillery was renamed to become the George T. Stagg Distillery. He became president of the whiskey plant in 1921. Blanton died in 1959.
