Stagg Junior Bourbon Whiskey, 75 cl

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In America, Wild Turkey’s benchmark expression hosts no age statement. This 8-year expression can be found internationally — particularly in Japan — as an everyday drinker at an affordable price, yet is extremely hard to find in the U.S. Interested parties may have to hunt for this bourbon beauty, but it’s well worth it. Featuring familiar scents of brown sugar and stewed apple, the introduction of amaretto is quite striking. Combined with a fusion of cognac and rum scents, it produces an aroma that is unique for the brand. It’s incredibly effective and starts the sip in a praiseworthy spot. The amaretto continues into the palate creating a sweet and nutty impact. This nuttiness is further accentuated with hazelnut, before transitioning to rich plum, vanilla, and classic Stagg heavy sweet oak. This layering makes the sip much more dynamic this year, where often Stagg can come across as very homogeneous in its flavor profile. The finish in turn starts off with a straightforward leather note, before transitioning to pomegranate molasses. There’s also a minor musty tannic note that is fleeting and unlikely to be problematic for the majority of drinkers. This year's release retains its classic heaviness that Stagg known for, but this slight introduction of fruity notes throughout is extremely welcome. In December 2015, the 2015 release of George T. Stagg was named "#3 of Top 65 Five-Star Spirits of 2015" and awarded "5 Stars - Highest Recommendation" by F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal. The 2015 release of Stagg also won a Gold Medal in the "Best Non-Age Statement Bourbon" category of the 2016 World Whiskies Awards, sponsored by Whisky Magazine.

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From the 2020 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection comes yet another big, bold bourbon from the George T. Stagg range! These expression are bottled up at natural strength (this time it's an eye-watering 65.2% ABV), and boast an absolutely huge flavour profile. Highly sought-after by bourbon boffins, and with good reason – it's incredible stuff. SPECIAL AWARD - Best of Category/Division/Show Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition Join the Whiskey Raiders Bottle of the Month Club, where you will receive hard-to-find bottles curated by Whiskey Raiders staff with a 90+ rating on whiskeyraiders.com plus live virtual tastings. Sign up here! The George T. Stagg expression from Buffalo Trace’s hard-to-find antique collection takes its namesake from the dutch whiskey salesman. Stagg was one of the first “whiskey aristocrats,” according to the Buffalo Trace brand, and used his sales chops to turn E.H. Taylor’s massive distillery into a thriving business, which later became the Buffalo Trace Distillery.

Of note in October: The 2023 Buffalo Antique Collection dropped, and we tasted our way through it. Keep scrolling to see where each of this year’s BTAC expressions fall among our other favorite whiskeys of the month. 11. Glenmorangie Cadboll Estate David holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Saint Louis University and a Master of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. While every bourbon lover will find their very own personal favorites, there are a few consensus standpoints. Batch 9 is commonly praised, while it is also compared against Batch 12. With the Batch 12 craze, comes its very own comparison to Batch 13. There are a lot of barrel proof bourbons on the market, yet few have the éclat that Stagg does. Many barrel proof bourbons share similar flavor notes of oak, vanilla, caramel, maple, molasses, and brown sugar. Some stay within these fundamental flavors and excel, while others try and offer a bit more. Both George T. Stagg and Stagg have often been rooted in the fundamentals, yet they always offer their quintessential Stagg bite. It can be hard to completely capture with words what makes Stagg, Stagg, but all it takes is one sip and you know it.

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David has worked in journalism since 2015 and has had bylines at Sports Illustrated, Def Pen, the Des Moines Register and the Quad City Times. Best of Division (Whiskey) / Gold Medal (97 points) – Los Angeles International Spirits Competition Many whiskeys come across our desks each month, but the following whiskeys stood out from the crowd. Below is our list of the 11 best whiskeys we tasted in October, ranked from good to scary good. This is a great rye, but it’s our least favorite expression among this year’s Antique Collection due to its heavy dose of oak. Those 18 years of maturation have left this rye with a lot of tannin, and that’s accentuated by the rye’s relatively low proof of 90. George T. Stagg wins Best North American Whiskey award". Archived from the original on 2013-05-12 . Retrieved 2013-05-10.It has been distributed only once a year in the fall, but in 2005 a second spring release was added. It is rare to find outside the U.S., but some is distributed in other major cities. The folks at Maker’s Mark will be the first to tell you that age is just a construct, and they typically claim their whiskeys are perfect at around 6 to 8 years old. Maker’s Mark claims with its latest release, what matters is not the actual number but the aging process. Barley Barley wine Corn Mageu Pozol Tejuino Tesgüino Millet Oshikundu Tongba Rice Agkud Amazake Apo Beopju Brem Choujiu Chuak Dansul Gwaha-ju Hariya Makgeolli Mijiu Mirin Pangasi Rice wine Rượu cần Sake Sato Shaoxing wine Sonti Tapai Tapuy Rye Kvass Sorghum Pendhā Multiple grains Ale Ara Beer Boza Huangjiu

Stagg Jr. Bourbon Batch 1 - Bot.2013 : The Whisky Exchange Stagg Jr. Bourbon Batch 1 - Bot.2013 : The Whisky Exchange

The last two releases of George T. Stagg came in at very similar ages, with 2020’s release sporting a 15 year, 4 month age and the 2022 release sporting a 15 year, 5 month age. While 2021 sadly saw no release for the brand, this year's release continues the trend by coming in at 15 years and 3 months. This has proven to be a sweet spot in regards to an age target for the brand. Falling in the middle between these past two releases proof-wise, all the ingredients line up for a repeat showing of those two great releases. West describes this year’s Thomas H. Handy as “one of the best THH releases [he’s] had in a good long while.” This 8-year-old edition of the classic Wild Turkey 101 was created by the father-and-son distilling duo Jimmy and Eddie Russell. Therefore, Stagg Jr. shares a lot of the same characteristics and ingredients of it’s older sibling, it’s just younger. In this instance, Baby Stagg is closer to the 9-year range, while George T Stagg is a 15-year bourbon.The nose of this spicy yet nuanced rye has plenty of jam, maple, tobacco char and pepper. On the palate, expect cherry cola, ash, honey, pepper and toffee. With an impressively long finish, this rye is oaky without bitterness, complete with toffee and more cherry cola. In so many words, it’s a fun rye that’s easy to enjoy, which West describes as “cool stuff.” George T. Stagg is a limited-production bourbon whiskey distributed by Buffalo Trace Distillery, as part of the distillery's " Antique Collection" series. It is a high proof uncut and unfiltered bourbon, aged for approximately 15 years.

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Food critic Morgan Murphy once wrote "If you want your guests' eyes to pop out of their heads in a fit of bourbon ecstasy, this is your bourbon." [4] Releases [ edit ] Year/Information The Stagg name in bourbon means different things to different people. Some people automatically assume it means George T. Stagg bourbon, while others now think of the former Stagg Jr line, which has now been shortened to just Stagg. No matter what bottle comes to mind, the same concept applies, a high-proof bourbon from Buffalo Trace that is more often than not a fan favorite.

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SEE ALSO: Stagg Jr. Batch 15 Bourbon Release Proof, Price, & Review Stagg Jr. Bourbon Review & Whiskey Awards Stagg Jr batches are released two times each year. Those bourbon releases will happen either in the Spring or Summer, as long as in the Fall or Winter. You will rarely see this highly sought after release sit on the shelves in your local liquor store for long. If you do, we want to know what liquor store you shop at. Moreover, if you do find one, it will most likely only be the most recent batch of Stagg. Not to be confused, that’s always welcome.