BUFFALOTRACE DISTILLERY EARNS TOP HONORS
The San Francisco World Spirits Competition names medal winners
Franklin County, Kentucky The San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) announced the 2008 winners. Buffalo Trace Distillery was named Distillery of the Year. This is the first time in the competitions history an American distillery has taken home this honor. The SFWSC is the largest spirits competition in theUnited Stateswith more than 800 products from 63 different countries participating in this years event.
The whiskies of Buffalo Trace Distillery also earned a plethora of medals. Best Bourbon was presented to Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Eagle Rare Single Barrel Bourbon earned a Double Gold Medal for the fifth time. Double Gold is the competitions highest ranking medal and the Best designation is the highest award given in each category.
This is an amazing honor, saidMark Brown, President of Buffalo Trace Distillery. The SFWSC is such a highly competitive competition and to have our whiskies receive such high honors is astounding. And to be named Distillery of the Year is indeed icing on the cake.
The winning whiskies from Buffalo Trace Distillery include:
Best Bourbon, Double Gold Medal,Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year-OldKentuckyStraight Bourbon Whiskey
Double Gold Medal,Eagle Rare Single Barrel Bourbon
Double Gold Medal,Thomas H. Handy Sazerac StraightRyeWhiskey
Double Gold Medal,George T. StaggKentuckyStraight Bourbon Whiskey
Gold Medal,Van Winkle Family Reserve 23 Year-OldKentuckyStraight Bourbon Whiskey
Gold Medal,Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon
Gold Medal,William Larue WellerKentuckyStraight Bourbon Whiskey
Gold Medal,Sazerac StraightRyeWhiskey
Silver Medal,Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon
Bronze Medal,BuffaloTraceKentuckyStraight Bourbon Whiskey
Im very proud of all our whiskies here at Buffalo Trace, said Master DistillerHarlen Wheatley. To consistently have such a strong showing at this competition speaks volumes of our people, the distillery and the craftsmanship that goes into each and every bottle we produce.
To learn more about Buffalo Trace Distillery visit www.buffalotrace.com and for a complete list of SFWSC winners go to www.sfspiritscomp.com.
AboutBuffaloTrace
Buffalo Trace Distillery is a family-owned company based in Franklin County, Kentucky. The distillery's rich distilling tradition dates back to 1787 and has included such legends as E.H. Taylor, Jr., George T. Stagg, Albert B. Blanton, Orville Schupp, and Elmer T. Lee. Buffalo Trace is a fully operational distillery producing bourbon, rye and vodka on site andis listed on the National Historic Register. Buffalo Trace has won seven distillery titles since 2000 from such notable publications asWhisky Magazine, Malt Advocate MagazineandWine Enthusiast Magazine. Buffalo Trace has also garnered more than 170 awards forits wide range of premium whiskies. The distillery is part of the Sazerac family of companies, which has operations inNew Orleans,Louisiana; Franklin County, Kentucky andFredericksburg,Virginia.