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The Century Scores Rare Bourbon

March 22, 2012 By Lisa Grigsby 1 Comment

Buffalo Trace Distillery in Franklin County, Ky., has long been known for making premium bourbons. The oldest continuously operating distillery in America, for more than 200 years they have been distilling fine whiskey on the spot where the buffalo migration route crossed the Kentucky River. Not content to rest on their laurels, Buffalo Trace has continued to create new products and was recently named American Whisky Brand Innovator of the Year by Whisky magazine.

Their newest product is not only a damned fine bottle of bourbon, but it also has a fascinating story behind it. On April 2, 2006, a powerful line of storms tore through Central Kentucky, tearing apart two of Buffalo Trace’s warehouses. Fortunately, one of them was empty, but the other was one of the distillery’s most treasured warehouses. Warehouse C was built by Col. E.H. Taylor Jr. himself in 1881 and held 24,000 barrels of young and premature E.H. Taylor bourbon.

The barrels miraculously survived the storm, despite the fact that the walls and roof around it were ripped off, leaving them completely exposed. The barrels basically cooked through the summer as the warehouse was repaired around them. Summer heat is actually an integral part of the whiskey aging process, as the expansion that results from the rising temperatures drives the bourbon into the wood of the barrels and allows them to come in contact with the oak, which contributes the mellow flavors of fine whiskey.

But these extreme conditions resulted in an unusually high evaporation rate that left them with a unique wood flavor integration and an extremely high “angel’s share” of 63.9 percent, more than double the normal loss due to evaporation. The bourbon that these greedy angels left behind exhibits a wonderfully spicy flavor profile with a beautiful nose and extremely complex finish.

Bottled at 100 proof, this rye-heavy mixture is the third in the Colonel E.H. Taylor series of special limited-release bourbons. Aged between nine and 11 years, this is truly a rare and special bottle of whiskey. Now, it’s not cheap at $75.99 for a fifth, but this represents a chance to experience a little bit of history in a glass; and it’s highly unlikely that circumstances like this will ever be repeated, even intentionally. Chalk up the high price to the limited availability and the fact that the angels took some of the finest hooch.


The above story from NashvilleScene.com writer Chris Chamberlain

Currently available in very limited quantities, you can try this rare bourbon at The Century- A Bourbon House, on Jefferson Street in downtown Dayton!  Just one of the many 60+ bourbons that grace the bar of this charming little bar, that reinvented itself this year by
specializing in barrel aged spirits.

For a true education in bourbons, I suggest you attend their monthly tastings that give you great exposure to a variety of brands and flavors, amusing tidbits about the history and making of the amber liquids and some tasty treats, too.  The next tasting is on Sat, April 14 and Neil’s Heritage House will be providing part of the food.  You can purchase your tickets for $30 from the bar.

Filed Under: Dayton Dining Tagged With: A Bourbon House, Buffalo Trace, Colonel E.H. Taylor, The Century Bar

About Lisa Grigsby

Lisa Grigsby is a Special Events Director with over thirty years experience in promotions, event coordination and public relations.

Owning Jokers Comedy Cafe for 20 years taught Lisa to maintain a sense of humor under pressure. She credits Leadership Dayton for exposing her to the amazing assets of the region and Clothes That Work for being her reason she stayed in Dayton. Her proudest accomplishment as a past president of the Miami Valley Restaurant Association was creating Restaurant Week, a twice a year tradition that continues to grow and benefit local charities as well. As a foodie, it's only natural that she continues to promote local restaurateurs with DaytonDining.

As a Dayton Catalyst, her desire to have ONE community calendar and advocate for the amazing assets of the region helped create the vision for the relaunch of DaytonMostMetro.

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  1. Chivas says

    June 19, 2018 at 3:32 am

    Thank you for your info, love to read about this thing, it mean to me.

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