Photograph of a Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. "Warehouse C Tornado Surviving" bourbon bottle, featuring rich amber liquid and a yellow "Bottled in Bond" label, alongside its matching cylindrical gift tube

Colonel E.H. Taylor Warehouse C Tornado Surviving

Name: Colonel E.H. Taylor Warehouse C Tornado Surviving
Brand: Colonel E.H. Taylor
SKU: 088004005481
Price: 8299.99 USD
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Colonel E.H. Taylor Warehouse C Tornado Surviving is a Buffalo Trace limited release drawn from 93 special casks housed in Warehouse C — the landmark aging warehouse Taylor himself built in 1881. In April 2006, a massive tornado struck the warehouse, leaving nearly 24,000 barrels exposed to the natural elements. The sweltering Kentucky heat accelerated the aging process of the surviving barrels, producing a distinct, accelerated maturation profile unlike anything else in the EHT lineup.

E.H. Taylor Jr. is known as the Father of the Modern Bourbon Industry — a pioneer who introduced copper fermentation tanks, state-of-the-art grain equipment, and a first-of-its-kind steam heating system still used in barrel warehouses today, and who lobbied for the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897. The Warehouse C Tornado Surviving release captures a one-time event in bourbon history: an entirely unrepeatable convergence of architectural damage, environmental exposure, and Kentucky climate that shaped a finite number of barrels in ways no controlled production could replicate.

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Distillery: Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, Kentucky
Series: Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Collection
Source: 93 special casks from Warehouse C (Taylor-built 1881)
Event: April 2006 tornado — elements-exposed accelerated aging
Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Packaging: Classic bottle, cylindrical case
Size: 750ml

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