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}\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-master-container\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-hero\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-topbar\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-a\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey · The Vault\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-m\"\u003eFour Bottles · Japan and Kentucky\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-masthead\"\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-kicker\"\u003eBlanton's Gift Sets · Assembled by Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-title\"\u003eThe Master Collector's Set\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-city-title\"\u003eThree From Japan, One From Home\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-subline\"\u003eTakara Red, Black and Takara Gold With Blanton's Original Single Barrel · 80 to 103 Proof · 4 × 750 mL\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-rule mw-hero-rule\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stats\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e4\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eBottles\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e80–103\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eProof\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e40–51.5\u003csmall\u003e%\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eABV\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e4 × 750\u003csmall\u003e mL\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e3 + 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eJapan + US\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e1\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eBarrel per Bottle\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-lede\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 01\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Elemental Distinction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-points\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e01\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo bottles at 93 proof.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e02\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTakara's range, less one.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e03\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarehouse H.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e04\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEight letters, placed at random.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e05\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree cartons, four necks.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-dark-band\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 02\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eFrom Colonel Blanton to Kyoto\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003e1984 · Takara Shuzo · 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"mw-bodycopy\"\u003eBlanton'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 03\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eIn the Set\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eFour bottles, four labels\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-casks\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003e93 proof · 46.5% ABV · 750 mL\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eBlanton's Takara Red\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eTakara'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003e80 proof · 40% ABV · 750 mL\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eBlanton's Black\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003e103 proof · 51.5% ABV · 750 mL\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eBlanton's Takara Gold\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003e93 proof · 46.5% ABV · 750 mL\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eBlanton's Original Single Barrel\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-dark-band\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 04\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eSensory Profile \u0026amp; Strategy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eDistiller notes \u0026amp; position\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-acts speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act-n\"\u003eI\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eSensory Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eBlanton'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act-n\"\u003eII\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eStrategic Position\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eIn the set, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/blantons-original-single-barrel-kentucky-straight-bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe American Original at the same 93 proof\u003c\/a\u003e stands beside \u003ca href=\"\/products\/blantons-takara-red-japanese-export-bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eTakara Red, the Japan-market 93 proof\u003c\/a\u003e, with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/blantons-black-japanese-export-bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eTakara's 80-proof Black in its black carton\u003c\/a\u003e below them and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/blantons-takara-gold-edition-japanese-export-bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eTakara Gold, the 51.5% Gold Edition for Japan\u003c\/a\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 05\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCollector Note \u0026amp; Index\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eVault provenance\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-prov\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-feat-ico\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAssembled by Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eTakara 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-feat-ico\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore It Ships\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eEvery 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-index\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-index-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-il\"\u003eCollector Index\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-ir\"\u003eMW VAULT\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdl class=\"mw-index-grid\"\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eBottles\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e4\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eStrengths\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e80 · 93 · 93 · 103 proof\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eMarkets\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eJapan (3) · United States (1)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e4 × 750 mL\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eDistillery\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eBuffalo Trace Distillery\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eImporter\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eTakara Shuzo (the Japan-market three)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eSet\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eAssembled by Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/dd\u003e\n          \u003c\/dl\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-hublink\"\u003eEvery bottle here is also sold singly; browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/blantons\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe Blanton's shelf, Japan and Kentucky together\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-dark-band\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 06\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-table-box\"\u003e\n        \u003ctable class=\"mw-table\"\u003e\n          \u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n          \u003ctbody\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eContents\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlanton's Takara Red (93 proof) · Blanton's Black (80 proof) · Blanton's Takara Gold (103 proof) · Blanton's Original Single Barrel (93 proof)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBuffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle barrel bourbon whiskey\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProof\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e93, 80, 103 and 93 Proof\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e46.5%, 40%, 51.5% and 46.5% ABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMarkets\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJapan (Takara Red, Black, Takara Gold; imported and sold by Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd.) · United States (Original)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarehouse\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarehouse H, center cut (the Original)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 × 750 mL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCartons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaroon (Takara Red) · black (Black) · gold (Takara Gold)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNeck labels\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlanton'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)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBarrel record\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDump date, barrel number, warehouse and rick on each label\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStoppers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHorse and jockey, one letter of B-L-A-N-T-O-N-S each, placed at random\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAssembled by Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKentucky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 07\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecords \u0026amp; Assurance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Vault Preservation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eEvery 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 \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour editorial and authentication standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat is in the Blanton's Master Collector's Set?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eFour 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhich bottle in the Master Collector's Set is the American one?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eBlanton'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eDo the stoppers in the Master Collector's Set spell BLANTONS?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eNot 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-signoff\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-rule\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-signoff-row\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-a\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey · The Vault\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-m\"\u003eThree From Japan, One From Home\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Buffalo Trace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":69737196781602,"sku":null,"price":779.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/5566\/1602\/files\/image_40.jpg?v=1794371019","url":"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/blantons-master-collectors-set","provider":"Midnight Whiskey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}