The Story
2018 Batch. Four Grain. Bottled-in-Bond. Colonel E.H. Taylor — the 2018 release of the Four Grain expression, the consecutive-year companion to the 2017 Four Grain also in the Wooden Cork collection, presenting the same four-grain mash bill at Bottled-in-Bond standards one year later.
Where the 2017 Four Grain draws on barrels from the 2017 distillation season, the 2018 batch reflects a different seasonal set of barrels — subtle differences in grain sourcing, fermentation conditions, and barrel placement producing year-over-year variation within the same program template. The four-grain mash bill (corn, rye, wheat, malted barley) and BiB bottling are consistent across both vintages; the distinction is in how Buffalo Trace's 2018 production season expressed itself through the Four Grain framework.
Specs
- Distillery: Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, Kentucky
- Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Bottled-in-Bond, Four Grain
- Mash Bill: Corn, rye, wheat, malted barley
- Proof: 100 (50% ABV)
- Batch: 2018
- Size: 750ml
Explore the full E.H. Taylor collection at Wooden Cork.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is the four-grain mash bill unique to the Taylor program among Buffalo Trace releases? Yes — the Four Grain is a special release expression unique to the E.H. Taylor program. Standard Buffalo Trace expressions (Mash Bills 1 and 2) are three-grain bourbons; the Four Grain adds wheat as a fourth grain for an expression available only through the Taylor special release channel.
Description
2018 Batch. Four Grain. Bottled-in-Bond. Colonel E.H. Taylor — the 2018 release of the Four Grain expression, the consecutive-year companion to the 2017 Four Grain also in the Wooden Cork collection, presenting the same four-grain mash bill at Bottled-in-Bond standards one year later.
Where the 2017 Four Grain draws on barrels from the 2017 distillation season, the 2018 batch reflects a different seasonal set of barrels — subtle differences in grain sourcing, fermentation conditions, and barrel placement producing year-over-year variation within the same program template. The four-grain mash bill (corn, rye, wheat, malted barley) and BiB bottling are consistent across both vintages; the distinction is in how Buffalo Trace's 2018 production season expressed itself through the Four Grain framework.
Specs
- Distillery: Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, Kentucky
- Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Bottled-in-Bond, Four Grain
- Mash Bill: Corn, rye, wheat, malted barley
- Proof: 100 (50% ABV)
- Batch: 2018
- Size: 750ml
Explore the full E.H. Taylor collection at Wooden Cork.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is the four-grain mash bill unique to the Taylor program among Buffalo Trace releases? Yes — the Four Grain is a special release expression unique to the E.H. Taylor program. Standard Buffalo Trace expressions (Mash Bills 1 and 2) are three-grain bourbons; the Four Grain adds wheat as a fourth grain for an expression available only through the Taylor special release channel.
