E.H. Taylor Bottled-in-Bond 2025

Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2025 Antique Collection)

Price

$1,499.95

✔ Authenticated by the house — seal, fill level, and label inspected before release
✔ Documented provenance on every bottle
✔ Climate-safe, collector-grade packaging

Age: 15 Years, 4 Months (2025 Release) | Region: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA | Proof: 100 Proof (Bottled-in-Bond)

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Adult signature (21+) at delivery

100

Proof

50%

ABV

Kentucky

Region

Not disclosed

Mash bill

Sazerac Company

Brand owner

E.H. Taylor, Jr. Bottled in Bond is the first new addition to the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection since Thomas H. Handy joined it in 2006. Aged 15 years and 4 months in the distillery's warehouses and hand-bottled at 100 proof to meet Bottled-in-Bond standards. Buffalo Trace chose 100 proof rather than barrel strength for this one, leaving high proof to the annual Barrel Proof batches.

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The Elemental Distinction

The first expansion of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection in nineteen years — nothing had joined since Thomas H. Handy in 2006.

Aged 15 years and 4 months, a precise figure Buffalo Trace published rather than rounded.

Hand-bottled at 100 proof to meet the Bottled-in-Bond standard.

The only BTAC release that is bonded. Every other member is barrel proof or carries a fixed higher strength.

Chosen for balance and drinkability rather than intensity, with the Taylor line's high-proof work left to the Barrel Proof batches.

Puts the Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. name into the distillery's most collected annual set.

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How It Was Made

Bottled in Bond 2025 BTAC

The Buffalo Trace Antique Collection was assembled as a set of extremes: extra-aged bourbon and rye, mostly uncut, released once a year in tiny quantities. It took in Thomas H. Handy in 2006 and then took in nothing for nineteen years. E.H. Taylor, Jr. Bottled in Bond broke that in 2025, and it did so on an unusual footing. The whiskey spent 15 years and 4 months in the distillery's warehouses, which qualifies it comfortably on age, and was then hand-bottled at exactly 100 proof to meet the Bottled-in-Bond standard rather than being released at whatever the barrels held. That standard — one distillery, one distillation season, at least four years under federal supervision, exactly 100 proof — is the one Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. campaigned into law in 1897, which makes a bonded bottling under his name in the distillery's flagship collection a deliberate piece of framing rather than a production convenience. Buffalo Trace has not published the mash bill.

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At a Glance

The defining facts

Designation

Bottled-in-Bond under the Act of 1897

One distillery, one distillation season, federally bonded warehouse, exactly 100 proof

Mash bill

Not disclosed

Buffalo Trace does not publish mash bills for its brands.

Age

15 years, 4 months

Class

Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey,

Bottled-in-Bond

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Sensory Profile & Strategy

Distiller notes & position

Sensory Profile

Nose: Warm vanilla and seasoned oak, with charred undertones and a drizzle of maple sweetness.
Palate: Balanced sweetness and baking spices against a gentle wood note.
Finish: Oak and vanilla moving into soft caramel, with a hint of cherry.

Strategic Position

The Antique Collection had five members for nearly two decades and the barrier to entry was understood to be extreme age at extreme proof. This release clears it on age — fifteen years and four months — and then declines the proof, arriving bonded at 100 where its shelf-mates run past 125. That is a deliberate argument about what belongs in the collection, and it is the most interesting thing about the bottle. It sits in the expanded Antique Collection tier at Midnight Whiskey, beside the extra-aged Eagle Rare 17 and the cask-strength George T. Stagg.

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Collector Note & Index

Vault provenance

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Collector Note

Two things to hold onto. First, this is a genuinely historic bottle in a narrow sense — the Antique Collection ran unchanged from 2006 to 2025, and a first inclusion after nineteen years is the kind of event that gets priced once and then reassessed. Second, do not confuse it with the standing Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch, which is also Bottled-in-Bond at 100 proof and sits at a fraction of the price. The difference is the age statement: fifteen years and four months here against no stated age there, both at the same proof because the bond standard fixes it. That shared 100 proof is exactly why listings blur the two, and why the age is the thing to check on the label. Note also that it is not related to the annual Barrel Proof batches, which are uncut and run above 125. Our verified authentication workflow covers both.

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How to Taste It

Neat, and give it time rather than water. Fifteen years is long enough that the oak is a structural element rather than an accent, and at 100 proof there is no heat to wait out — the maple and vanilla Buffalo Trace describes are already accessible on the first pour. This is the Antique Collection bottle you can actually drink at a normal pace, which is the point of releasing it bonded instead of at barrel strength. If you are tasting it against other BTAC members, put it first; anything above 125 proof will erase it.

Collector IndexMW VAULT

Distillery: Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Class: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Bottled-in-Bond
Collection: Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, 2025
Proof: 100
ABV: 50%
Age: 15 years, 4 months

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Technical Specifications

Specification	Detail
Class	Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Bottled-in-Bond
Collection	Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, 2025 — the first new member since 2006
Proof	100
ABV	50%
Age	15 years, 4 months
Bottling	Hand-bottled to meet Bottled-in-Bond standards
Mash bill	Not disclosed. Buffalo Trace does not publish mash bills for its brands.
Designation	Bottled-in-Bond under the Act of 1897 — one distillery, one distillation season, federally bonded warehouse, exactly 100 proof
Region	Kentucky
Distillery	Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Brand owner	Sazerac Company

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Records & Assurance

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

Is E.H. Taylor Bottled in Bond part of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection?

Yes. E.H. Taylor, Jr. Bottled in Bond joined the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection in 2025 and is the first new member since Thomas H. Handy was added in 2006. It is also the only bonded expression in the collection — the other members are released at barrel strength or at fixed strengths well above 100 proof.

How old is E.H. Taylor Bottled in Bond?

15 years and 4 months. Buffalo Trace published that figure precisely rather than rounding to fifteen years, which is unusual for the brand — the standing Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. releases generally carry no age statement at all. The whiskey was matured in the distillery's own warehouses before being hand-bottled at 100 proof.

How is it different from Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch?

Age, and the collection it belongs to. Both are Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky straight bourbons at exactly 100 proof, because that proof is a requirement of the bond standard rather than a choice. The Small Batch is a standing expression with no age statement; this is a 15 year 4 month release issued as part of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. Neither is related to the annual Barrel Proof batches, which are uncut and bottled above 125 proof.

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E.H. Taylor, Jr.

The Elemental Distinction

How It Was Made