Blanton's Takara Gold and Original — Japan-Market Gold Edition and American Single Barrel Bourbon Pair, 103 and 93 Proof, 2 × 750 mL

A single barrel stands behind each bottle, which records the day it was dumped and the barrel's number, warehouse and rick. The Original comes from Warehouse H's center cut and goes into the bottle at 93 proof; Takara Shuzo lists its Gold at 51.5%, 750 mL in carton, and describes it as one barrel's whiskey bottled near barrel strength.

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What is the difference between Blanton's Takara Gold and Blanton's Original?

Blanton's Takara Gold is the Gold Edition that Takara Shuzo sells in Japan, bottled at 103 proof (51.5% ABV), with maroon wax and a gold carton; Blanton's Original Single Barrel is the American bottle at 93 proof (46.5% ABV), whose neck label gives its name in full, The Original Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey. The two are single barrel bourbons, 750 mL apiece, from Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, and Buffalo Trace describes the Gold Edition as the second version of Blanton's created, after the Original.

Is Blanton's Takara Gold stronger than Blanton's Original?

Yes. Blanton's Takara Gold is bottled at 103 proof, 51.5% alcohol by volume, while Blanton's Original Single Barrel is bottled at 93 proof, or 46.5%, which makes Takara Gold ten proof points stronger. Takara Shuzo, its importer in Japan, says Takara Gold is bottled near the strength it had in the barrel.