Buffalo Trace on “Shelf bourbons”, a list by Lena Carver on TheLysts.

Details

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Style
Flagship Kentucky straight bourbon
Proof
90 proof (45% ABV)
Age statement
No age stated (often ~8 years)
Distillery
Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort KY
Typical NYC price
$35–$45
Best for
Baseline weeknight pour
Flavor notes
Caramel, orange peel, light cherry, gentle oak
Nerd stat
Mash bill is unofficial, but this is the reference bourbon in more online blind tastings than my inbox can track.
My take
I treat this like the league-average OPS of bourbon—if I don’t like a whiskey more than this, it’s not earning a second buy.