The Master Collector's Set: Blanton's Takara Red, Black, Takara Gold and Original Single Barrel — Four-Bottle Bourbon Set, 4 × 750 mL

Price

$779.95

✔ Sourced as an authentic, sealed product
✔ Inspected before it ships
✔ Packed with padded, glass-rated handling

Region: Kentucky | Proof: 93, 80, 103 and 93

Secure payments

Vault-to-door shipping

Adult signature (21+) at delivery

Bottles

80–103

Proof

40–51.5%

ABV

4 × 750 mL

Format

3 + 1

Japan + US

Barrel per Bottle

The Master Collector's Set puts the three Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbons Takara Shuzo sells in Japan — Black at 80 proof, Takara Red at 93 and Takara Gold at 103 — beside Blanton's Original Single Barrel, the 93-proof bottle sold in the United States. Four single barrels from Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, four labels completed by hand, 750 mL each; Midnight Whiskey assembles them as one set.

Nº 01

The Elemental Distinction

Two bottles at 93 proof. Takara Red and the Original share a strength, 46.5% alcohol by volume, and part at the neck: Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon with ウイスキー on one, The Original Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey on the other.

Takara's range, less one. Takara Shuzo lists four Blanton's for Japan; the set carries the three it sells without a sales-route mark and leaves out the 66% Straight From The Barrel.

Warehouse H. Blanton's draws the Original from the center cut of Warehouse H, which it says once supplied ambassadors, dignitaries and Colonel Blanton's family and friends.

Eight letters, placed at random. Every horse-and-jockey stopper carries one letter of B-L-A-N-T-O-N-S, and Blanton's says the stoppers go on at random, so four bottles may show four letters or a repeat.

Three cartons, four necks. The Japan-market three come in their cartons — maroon, black, gold — and the Original's neck label reads The Original Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey, where the other three read Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon or Blanton's Gold Edition.

Nº 02

From Colonel Blanton to Kyoto

1984 · Takara Shuzo · 2020

Blanton's Original set the standard for single barrel bourbons in 1984, in Blanton's words, and Blanton's calls it the world's first single barrel bourbon: Elmer T. Lee created it that year, and it is taken from the center cut of Warehouse H, barrels Blanton's says were once designated for ambassadors, dignitaries and Colonel Blanton's family and friends. Takara Shuzo of Kyoto imports and sells the brand in Japan and lists four bottlings of 750 mL at 40%, 46.5%, 51.5% and 66%; the three below 66% carry no sales-route mark, and they are the three in this set. The Gold Edition, which Buffalo Trace calls the second Blanton's created after the Original, was not sold in the United States until 2020, and Blanton's offers its 80-proof bottling in select international markets only, so three of the four bottles here are the Japanese market's Blanton's, in Takara's cartons.

Nº 03

In the Set

Four bottles, four labels

93 proof · 46.5% ABV · 750 mL

Blanton's Takara Red

Takara's 46.5% Blanton's, ブラントン on its lineup, under a collectors' name. Neck label Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon over ウイスキー; gold-toned wax; a maroon carton.

80 proof · 40% ABV · 750 mL

Blanton's Black

ブラントンブラック, the lowest strength Takara lists. A black label lettered in gold — Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, individually selected, filtered and bottled by hand at 80 proof — black wax, and a black carton with Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd. on its back panel.

103 proof · 51.5% ABV · 750 mL

Blanton's Takara Gold

The Gold Edition as Takara sells it, ブラントンゴールド. Neck label Blanton's Gold Edition; maroon wax over the gold horse and jockey Buffalo Trace gives this bottling; a gold carton.

93 proof · 46.5% ABV · 750 mL

Blanton's Original Single Barrel

The American bottle: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey from the center cut of Warehouse H, its neck label reading The Original Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey, its barrel record filled in by hand at 93 proof.

Nº 04

Sensory Profile & Strategy

Distiller notes & position

Sensory Profile

Blanton's and Takara Shuzo between them publish a note for each of the four. Blanton's describes the Original's nose as creamy vanilla teased with caramel and butterscotch and underscored by baking spice, and its taste as sweet, with citrus and oak; Takara Shuzo prints the same descriptors for its 46.5% Blanton's, Takara Red, with vanilla on the nose and citrus and oak on the palate as the shorthand. For Black, Takara gives cedar on the nose and vanilla on the palate, a light and airy entry, vanilla and toffee ahead of dried fruit and white pepper. For Gold, both companies describe spicy rye and tobacco first, caramel and honey with dark fruit and citrus, then rye, tobacco and honey on the palate and a long finish of charred oak and vanilla. Across the four notes, vanilla is named for three bottles and oak for three; rye and tobacco appear once, on Gold.

Strategic Position

In the set, the American Original at the same 93 proof stands beside Takara Red, the Japan-market 93 proof, with Takara's 80-proof Black in its black carton below them and Takara Gold, the 51.5% Gold Edition for Japan above. Read as a ladder it runs 80, 93, 93 and 103 proof; read as two markets it is Kyoto's Blanton's shelf less one bottle, and Frankfort's starting point.

Nº 05

Collector Note & Index

Vault provenance

→

Assembled by Midnight Whiskey

Takara Shuzo lists its three Blanton's as separate products and Buffalo Trace the Original on its own; Midnight Whiskey assembles one bottle of each, the three Japan-market bottles in their cartons.

→

Before It Ships

Every bottle is inspected before it ships: closure and seal, fill level, label and strip, production codes, provenance record. Bottles are double-boxed with protective padding, and ship in original packaging where the release includes it. An adult 21 or older with government-issued photo ID signs for every delivery. Signature gift wrapping and a personal note are available at checkout.

Collector IndexMW VAULT

Bottles: 4
Strengths: 80 · 93 · 93 · 103 proof
Markets: Japan (3) · United States (1)
Format: 4 × 750 mL
Distillery: Buffalo Trace Distillery
Importer: Takara Shuzo (the Japan-market three)
Set: Assembled by Midnight Whiskey

Every bottle here is also sold singly; browse the Blanton's shelf, Japan and Kentucky together.

Nº 06

Technical Specifications

Specification	Detail
Contents	Blanton's Takara Red (93 proof) · Blanton's Black (80 proof) · Blanton's Takara Gold (103 proof) · Blanton's Original Single Barrel (93 proof)
Bottles	4
Distillery	Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Class	Single barrel bourbon whiskey
Proof	93, 80, 103 and 93 Proof
ABV	46.5%, 40%, 51.5% and 46.5% ABV
Markets	Japan (Takara Red, Black, Takara Gold; imported and sold by Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd.) · United States (Original)
Warehouse	Warehouse H, center cut (the Original)
Format	4 × 750 mL
Cartons	Maroon (Takara Red) · black (Black) · gold (Takara Gold)
Neck labels	Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon with ウイスキー (Takara Red, Black) · Blanton's Gold Edition (Takara Gold) · The Original Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey (Original)
Barrel record	Dump date, barrel number, warehouse and rick on each label
Stoppers	Horse and jockey, one letter of B-L-A-N-T-O-N-S each, placed at random
Set	Assembled by Midnight Whiskey
Region	Kentucky

Nº 07

Records & Assurance

Production Methodology

Each of the four is bottled from a single barrel and carries that barrel's record by hand: dump date, barrel number, warehouse and rick. Blanton's takes the Original from the center-cut sections of Warehouse H and bottles it at 93 proof; Takara Shuzo lists the three Japan-market bottlings at 40%, 46.5% and 51.5%, each 750 mL in carton, and Buffalo Trace describes the Gold Edition as the Original's recipe at a higher proof.

Authentication & Vault Preservation

Every bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see our editorial and authentication standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is in the Blanton's Master Collector's Set?

Four 750 mL Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbons from Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky: Blanton's Takara Red (93 proof), Blanton's Black (80 proof) and Blanton's Takara Gold (103 proof), the three that Takara Shuzo sells in Japan, and Blanton's Original Single Barrel (93 proof), the American bottle. Midnight Whiskey assembles the set.

Which bottle in the Master Collector's Set is the American one?

Blanton's Original Single Barrel, the 93-proof Kentucky straight bourbon whose neck label reads The Original Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey. The other three — Blanton's Takara Red, Blanton's Black and Blanton's Takara Gold — are the bottlings Takara Shuzo imports and sells in Japan, each in its carton.

Do the stoppers in the Master Collector's Set spell BLANTONS?

Not necessarily. Each Blanton's horse-and-jockey stopper carries one letter of B-L-A-N-T-O-N-S, and Blanton's says the eight stoppers are placed on the bottles at random, so the four bottles in the Master Collector's Set may show four different letters or a repeat. Collectors save the stoppers across many bottles to complete the word.

Midnight Whiskey · The Vault Three From Japan, One From Home

Curated For You

The Macallan TIME : SPACE Sherry Cask 20 Years Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2026 Release) The Macallan

$1,699.95

5 in stock

Michter's US★1 Barrel Strength Sour Mash Whiskey (2026 Limited Release) Michter's Distillery

$169.95

The Macallan TIME : SPACE Mastery 200 Year Anniversary Edition Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky — 2024 Bicentenary Release The Macallan

$1,699.95

2 in stock

King of Kentucky 14 Year Old Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey — 2026 Release, Brown-Forman Brown-Forman Distillery

$1,599.95

1 in stock

The Master Collector's Set: Blanton's Takara Red, Black, Takara Gold and Original Single Barrel — Four-Bottle Bourbon Set, 4 × 750 mL

The Master Collector's Set

The Elemental Distinction

From Colonel Blanton to Kyoto