New Era
"Stay Golden" Buff Turkey 17 Year Bourbon

New Era "Stay Golden" Buff Turkey 17 Year Bourbon

In March 2009, Buffalo Trace distilled a mashbill of 75% corn, 13% rye, and 12% barley—the quintessential Wild Turkey mashbill—and entered that liquid into No.-4 char International Stave Company barrels. (While that mashbill is Wild Turkey, the yeast and grains were both Buffalo Trace.)

Those barrels matured for at least 14 years at Wild Turkey, at which point the team at Wild Turkey decided the taste—decidedly good and lacking faults—was not on profile for its products.

The fruits of this endeavor were then sold to brokers, and mostof it was snapped up by non-distilling producers (NDPs) and brought to market under various labels and barrel clubs.

Barrel yield: 96 bottles