Distilleries

Frankfort, KY · Est. 1775

Buffalo Trace Distillery

Sazerac's Frankfort powerhouse — Mash Bill #1/Wheated depth, Warehouse C lore, and the most influential American whiskey campus

  • Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Owned
Corporate-owned
Scale
Large-craft
Still
Column
Founded
1775

Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, is one of America's oldest continuously operating distilleries and the production home of Blanton's, Eagle Rare, E.H. Taylor, Weller, and the Antique Collection under Sazerac ownership. The campus along the Kentucky River combines limestone-filtered water, massive column still capacity, and a warren of rickhouses - including metal-clad Warehouse H, where Blanton's barrels are selected. Blanton's itself (introduced 1984 by Elmer T. Lee) invented the modern single-barrel bourbon category; brand ownership sits with Age International/Takara while Sazerac holds the exclusive make contract.

Owned by Sazerac Company.

Visit

Mon-Sat 9am-5pm ET; Sun 11am-5pm ET

Complimentary tours & tastings; reservations strongly recommended. Closed major holidays. Visitors Center (800) 654-8471; Consumer Engagement (866) 729-3722.

113 Great Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, KY 40601

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16 bottles