Buffalo Trace has announced the release of two new bourbons as part of two collections in its lineup, according to recent reporting. The distillery is cementing its 27-year-long Single Oak Project as a permanent product line with the debut of Single Oak Rye Bourbon. It is simultaneously releasing Low Entry Proof Wheated Bourbon as part of its Experimental Collection. The highly limited rollout for both newcomers will begin this month.
The release of Single Oak Rye Bourbon is part of the distillery’s Single Oak Project, which was launched in 1999 to experiment with and isolate seven variables in whiskeymaking including mash bill, entry proof, and warehouse type. The initiative gets its name from Buffalo Trace’s decision to work with a specific section of oak trees. In 2011, the distillery released the resulting 192 bourbons and invited consumers to taste them and vote for their favorite. The specifications of the winning barrel — like bottling at 90 proof after aging in-barrel for eight years — were then mimicked for this new release.
