{"product_id":"colonel-e-h-taylor-jr-barrel-proof-batch-16-127-3-proof","title":"Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Barrel Proof Batch 16 127.3 Proof","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Barrel Proof Batch 16 is a Kentucky straight bourbon bottled directly from hand-selected barrels at cask strength — uncut and unfiltered at 127.3 proof, in the spirit of the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 that Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. himself championed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eE.H. Taylor Jr. is widely considered one of the founding fathers of the modern bourbon industry — he built the Old Fashioned Copper Distillery (now Buffalo Trace) in the 1870s, pioneered temperature-controlled warehouses for consistent maturation, and fought for the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897, which established the first government-backed quality standard for American whiskey. The Taylor brand at Buffalo Trace honors his legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Barrel Proof expression is the most assertive in the E.H. Taylor lineup — bottled without water addition at the natural barrel proof. Each release is numbered; Batch 16 is a specific selection from Buffalo Trace's warehouse inventory meeting the Barrel Proof threshold, bottled at 127.3 proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich caramel, oak, and warm baking spice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full and intense at cask strength — dark caramel, vanilla, toasted oak, and pepper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long, warming, and spirit-forward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, Kentucky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey — Barrel Proof, Uncut, Unfiltered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProof:\u003c\/strong\u003e 127.3 (63.65% ABV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBatch:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse all \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/collections\/colonel-e-h-taylor\"\u003eE.H. Taylor at Wooden Cork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWho was Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr.?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdmund Haynes Taylor Jr. built the distillery now known as Buffalo Trace in the 1870s, pioneered scientific barrel maturation with temperature-controlled warehouses, and was the driving force behind the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 — the first federal quality standard for American whiskey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat does Barrel Proof mean here?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe whiskey is bottled straight from the barrel with no water added, at its natural strength. Batch 16 comes in at 127.3 proof — considerably more intense than the standard 100-proof Bottled-in-Bond format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow should I drink it?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 127.3 proof it's powerful neat; a few drops of water open it up, and it makes an exceptionally robust Old Fashioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Who was Colonel E.H. 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