BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY FRANKFORT, KY Buffalo Trace is an absolute legend in the whiskey community. There's no doubt about that. But, that legend is one that's been earned through a long and historic relationship with whiskey, not one that was built through a marketing campaign. Even the name "Buffalo Trace" has historical context harkening back to the pioneer days. However, Buffalo Trace's roots started as a three story stone warehouse on the Kentucky River. After that, in 1870, Colonel E.H. Taylor purchased the warehouse and dubbed it OFC (Old Fashioned Copper) Distillery, then that distillery was purchased by George T. Stagg in 1878. In 1921 its name officially changed to the George T. Stagg Distillery. In 1984, they produced the world's first single barrel bourbon, Blanton's. The distillery was purchased in Sazerac in 1992, and in 1999, the distillery had been completely overhauled and was renamed "Buffalo Trace" after the ancient buffalo traces that led through the wilderness and to the Kentucky River.
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