Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by Golfer-Bill Feb 10th 2013

Color

Dark amber

Nose

Mild earthy,smoky with a fruity overtone.

Body

Medium heavy. Holds your attention.

Palate

Smoky fruit woods.

Finish

Very nice long finish. Stays with you after you swallow. Warm, like good friend.

True taste. Begs you to come back. Works very well alone or mixed. Fair priced.

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by Anonymous Jan 24th 2013

Color

Maple Syrup

Nose

Toffee, Caramel, Sweet, oak

Body

thick and syrupy

Palate

Caramely, Sugar, Alcohol. Good finish

Finish

Really good choice and I'm glad that I trusted the shop owner. I'm looking forward to moving up to the next level. This is a great introduction if you are looking to start.

My first try at whiskey. This one was highly recommended by the shop owner as a “good place to start”

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by Anonymous Oct 14th 2012

Color

amber

Palate

corn, cinnamon, cloves, mild wood tannins

Finish

spicy weaving sweet and dry wood

not bold enough for my tastes )i like eagle rare 10 sb better) but very balenced

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by Scotchaliver Feb 24th 2012

Color

Light golden amber

Nose

Vanilla, with sweet oaky undertones. Reminds me a candy with a leathery wrapping.

Body

Soft, smooth and velvety... Looks like Johnny walker got lost and found in Kentucky with this one.

Palate

Vanilla, nutty, oath, etc... Everything a bourbon should be. The palate will thank you for it!

Finish

Finishes strong and bites right at the end. Softens slowly after the bite.. Be ready for it or you might not enjoy it.

Great example of good bourbon. Great tasting, quality, and a good strong finish.. I recommend this to friends and enemy's.

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by EarlofShelton Dec 22nd 2011

Color

Golden sunset.

Nose

Potent oak, corn grains, oak

Body

Full corn grain and oak.

Palate

Hot, peppery,tastes as though they soaked the bourbon in oak chips which is done to rush a young whisky into tasting older and fooling many. This bourbon in no way should rate as high as it does on here. Must be the marketing,lol.

Finish

Warm to hot and peppery with still plenty of oak and a stainless steel bite.

Oak, oak, more oak...

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by Leo Aug 26th 2011

Color

Golden amber

Nose

Slightly peppery, with hints of vanilla

Body

Very thick and syrupy, coats well

Palate

Very smooth, pleasant

Finish

Not too long lasting. but most enjoyable

My first impression is that this whiskey is very smooth. The first taste rolls across the tongue and then vaporizes, releasing tastes of fresh peaches and berries in a heavy syrup. A slight smokey aftertaste ripe with honey. A most pleasurable experience.

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by Bourbon Steed Aug 13th 2011

Color

A rich beige luciousness

Nose

The first thing I notice is cherry. An aroma of pipe tobacco and high quality vanilla. This is some good stuff!

Body

A medium thick amagalmation of sweetnes and sting. YUM!

Palate

Cherry, good pipe tobacco, and world class vanilla

Finish

SMOOTH, this whiskey is like velvet. No burn, just like your favorite blanket when you were a child!

SEXY!

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by Anonymous Mar 14th 2011

Color

Caramel brown

Nose

Toffee, raisins, spice, currant, leather

Body

Smooth and luxurious like velvet.

Palate

A twinge of spice with plenty of almost dark chocolate aftertaste ... A nice lingering finish.

Finish

Lengthy but subtle. The earthiness shows up right at end in a pleasant sendoff.

Took four months to finally find a bottle and I was not disappointed.

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by Eye-lah Guy Mar 12th 2011

Color

Medium amber

Nose

Gentle, sweet maize.

Body

Lighter in body than many of it's Kentucky contemporaries

Palate

White corn, then grains and finally oak takes over creating a fine balance

Finish

Finish is at first oak, then, surprise: a delayed vanilla is released.

Decidedly subtle, and a quality bourbon experience, but I prefer a bit more rebel bombast with my American whiskey. 

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by Anonymous Feb 23rd 2011

Color

Amber.

Nose

Oak. A dash of cinnamon and other spices. Vanilla. Fermented fruit. Alcohol.

Body

Medium. Slight oil.

Palate

Fruity and spicy without being excessively sweet. A bit hot.

Finish

Long for a bourbon. Dried cherries. Warm tea near the end.

One of my favorite Bourbons in its price range. Good enough to drink straight, cheap enough to be a great mixer.

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by Trebor9 Oct 6th 2010

Color

Dark deep Amber colour.

Nose

Full nose of Liquorice,hickory and woodsmoke.

Body

Medium full bodied and mouth coating.

Palate

First taste of strong sour wine and hickory with sweeter attack.

Finish

Quite a long finish of liquorice and sweet corn. Nice development.

As a UK resident this was one of my first 'true' Bourbons. Strong robust start but good smoother finish!

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by ColoradoDram Dec 15th 2009

Color

Deep amber.

Nose

Carmelized honey and sugar - kind of like roasted marshmallow on graham cracker. Bitter limeskin oil on lightly sapped oak wood. Very pleasant to nose.

Body

Medium-full bodied, less oily on the tongue than the legs on the glass indicate.

Palate

Confirms the nose. Balanced - I can't tell a prevalence of rye, barley, or corn (unlike some Bourbons...including Buffalo Trace's very own 10 year Eagle Rare single barrel).

Finish

Confirms the nose and palate but inverted (first comes the bitter limeskin oak sap, then follows the charred honeycomb). Very smooth and forgiving, much like a blended scotch. Medium burn, long-lasting.

This is an excellent bourbon - great nose, fantastic sipping, nice finish, and a great value. Every cabinet has certain distilled spirits that always seem to find their way onto the shelf. I think I have found my bourbon in Buffalo Trace - it's exceptional.

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by Buck Jul 21st 2008

Color

Heavy Brown with Butterscoth Hue

Nose

Dry Smoke and Pepper

Body

Medium

Palate

Peppery spice, hint of Toffee or Butterscotch at the end and big smoke flavor

Finish

Warm and nice

This is an outstanding everyday bottle but I would prefer a more smoother taste and less spice for special occasions, Can't beat the price. Goes well on a Wednesday after work to help finish off the week but not a weekend bottle for me.

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by Mishima Mar 16th 2008

Color

Heavy oaken brown in the bottle, lighter, buttescotch yellow in the glass

Nose

The Jungian archtype of Bourbon measured out in 30 ml: The first rising sweetness, corn syrup thick till it is almost maple. Underneath the wood plays, american oak and Kentucky summer, a shy spiciness that imitates nuts, burnt toffee, cinnamon. It is the long wafting must of a plantation home, the fetid aroma of nostlagia and decay.

Body

An easy medium, swaggers without pomposity. Slick but not oily.

Palate

It is not the saccahrine swill the nose sometimes suggests, but fufills the undercurrents, the elegant, wonderfully restrained wood dominates instead, allowing the nebulous spices a word in here and there.

Finish

It is not until after you swallow that you get any sense of alcohol from this whiskey. But like a lingering resentment it comes all at the end, fierce and brutal - a heaving fire that smolders down to a tingle that will slowly fade, leaving a velvet thickness in your throat. And a touch of dark chocolate my senses discovered long before but my mind could not evoke.

Buffalo Trace is polished, elegant enough for a cigar and smoking jacket scene, without losing the raw frontieer spirit credentials that the word Bourbon evokes. It is a quiet unassuming bottle, affecting no pretensions, but its plummable depths, and easy swilling straight from the botttle attitude marry together the two worlds of whisky without compromise.

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by MP Oct 2nd 2007

Color

Toffee/Caramel

Nose

Orange, Heavy Smoke

Body

Full bodied, and very smooth

Finish

Long finish, interesting and strong till the very end.

This is an amazing Bourbon, and well worth the price. The flavours are very well balanced, and interesting everytime!

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by Saul Sep 15th 2007

Color

Red

Nose

Phenol, Something sweet, Sherry? Oak

Body

Heavy, Dryer

Palate

Oak, Caramely, Sugar, Alcohol

Finish

Long and warming. Not unpleaseant at all.

I really enjoy this whiskey. I would drink it again.

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by Fyoder Sep 6th 2007

Color

Orange-Copper

Nose

Oranges, Iodine, Spice

Body

Thin, Wet

Palate

Bitter, Citrus, Salt

Finish

Long. Starts slowly and intensifies.

Citrusy. A satisfying whiskey.

Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Review by Colin Aug 31st 2007

Color

Toffee

Nose

Pepper, Toffee, Roasted Marshmellows, Candy Apple

Body

Medium Body, Thin texture, Hot

Palate

Pepper, Candy Apple, Salty Toffee, Burnt Sugar

Finish

Pepper, Hot & Spicy, Long