Experts from around the world have consistently bestowed praise upon the bourbons of Buffalo Trace Distillery. Click each award to read the Judges' comments.

Blanton's

1997 Gold, International Wine & Spirit Competition 1998 2 Grand Gold Medals, Monde Selection 1998 Gold, International Wine & Spirit Competition 1999 Gold, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2000 Gold, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2000 Grand Gold Medal, Monde Selection 2002 Silver, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2003 Bronze, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2003 Commended, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2003 Gold, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2003 Silver, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2005 Silver, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2006 Silver Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2007 Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2008 Silver Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Buffalo Trace

2000 Bronze, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2000 Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2001 Bronze, International Spirit Challenge 2001 Bronze, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2002 Bronze, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2002 Seal of Approval, International Spirits Challenge 2003 Commended, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2003 Gold Medal, International Review of Spirits Award 2003 Gold Medal-- Beverage Testing Institute 2003 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2003 Silver, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2004 Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2004 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2005 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2005 Silver, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2005 Silver, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2006 Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2007 Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2008 Bronze Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Eagle Rare 10 Year-Old 101 Proof

1998 Gold, International Wine & Spirit Competition 1999 Bronze, International Spirit Challenge 1999 Silver, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2000 Bronze, International Wine & Spirit Competition

Eagle Rare 17 Year

2000 Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Championships 2001 Bronze, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2001 Gold, International Spirit Challenge 2001 Gold, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2002 Seal of Approval, International Spirits Challenge 2003 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2003 Silver, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2003 Silver, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2005 Silver--Whisky Magazine

Eagle Rare Single Barrel

2001 Bronze, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2001 Bronze, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2002 Gold, International Spirits Challenge 2003 Bronze, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2003 DOUBLE GOLD, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2004 DOUBLE GOLD, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2005 Double Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2005 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2005 Silver, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2006 Bronze Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2006 gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2007 Bronze Medal, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2007 Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2008 Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Elmer T. Lee

1997 Silver, International Spirit Challenge 1998 Silver, International Spirit Challenge 1999 Bronze, International Spirit Challenge 2001 Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2002 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2004 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2004 Silver, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2005 Silver, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2008 Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition

George T. Stagg 15 Year

2002 American Whiskey of the Year, Malt Advocate Magazine 2003 Bronze, International Spirits Challenge 2003 Gold Medal--Expectional, International Review of Spirits Award 2003 Gold, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2003 Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2004 Bourbon of the Year 2004 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2004 Whiskey of the Year 2005 Bourbon of the Year 2005 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2005 Whiskey of the Year 2006 Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2006 Silver Medal & Best in Class, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2007 Gold Medal--Best in Class, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2008 Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition Gold Medal--Exceptional, Beverage Testing Institute

Hancock's President's Reserve

1995 Washingtonian Magazine's Tasting, Second Place 1998 Bronze, International Spirit Challenge 1999 Bronze, International Wine & Spirit Competition 1999 Seal of Approval, International Spirit Challenge 2000 Bronze, International Spirit Challenge

McAfee's Benchmark

2000 Gold and Trophy, Internaitonal Spirit Challenge

Old Charter Proprietor's Reserve

2000 Seal of Approval, International Spirit Challenge 2000 Silver, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2002 Bronze, International Spirits Challenge 2002 Silver, International Wine & Spirits Competition

Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve

2000 Silver, 2000 Silver, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2001 Silver, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2002 Award of Excellence, American Tasting Institute 2003 Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2004 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2004 Silver, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2005 Double Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2005 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2006 Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2006 Silver Medal & Best in Class, International Wine & Spirit Competition

Rock Hill Farms

1994 Silver, Lane Report Tasting 1996 Silver, International Spirit Challenge 1997 Silver, International Spirit Challenge 1999 Gold, International Wine & Spirit Competition 1999 Silver, International Spirit Challenge

Sazerac 6 Year Old

2006 Silver Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2007 Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2007 Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2007 Silver Medal, Best in Class, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2007 Silver Medal, Best in Class, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2008 Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Sazerac Rye 18 Year

2000 Bronze, San Francisco World Spirits Championships 2001 American Whiskey of the Year, Malt Advocate Magazine 2001 Bronze, International Spirit Challenge 2001 DOUBLE GOLD, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2001 Gold, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2002 Gold, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2002 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2003 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2003 Silver, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2003 Silver, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2004 DOUBLE GOLD, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2004 Rye Whiskey of the Year 2004 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2005 American Whiskey of the Year 2005 Double Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2005 Rye Whiskey of the Year 2005 Silver, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2006 Silver Medal & Best in Class, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2006 Silver, San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Thomas H. Handy

2007 Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2007 Gold Medal--Best in Class, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2008 Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Van Winkle 12 Year Old

2007 Gold Medal--Best in Class, International Wine & Spirits Competition

Van Winkle 20 Year Old

2007 Bronze Medal, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2007 Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2008 Best Bourbon, Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Van Winkle 23 Year Old

2007 Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2007 Gold Medal--Best in Class, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2008 Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye

1999 Award of Excellence, American Tasting Institute 1999 Gold, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2000 Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2003 Bronze, International Spirits Challenge 2003 Silver, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2005 Bronze --Whisky Magazine

Van Winkle Special Reserve

2000 Silver, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2003 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2003 Silver, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2004 DOUBLE GOLD, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2004 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2005 Gold, International Wine & Spirits Competition

Virginia Gentleman

2004 Gold Medal, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2005 Silver Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2006 Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2008 Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition

W.L. Weller 12 Year-Old

2001 Silver, San Francisco World Spirit Competition 2002 Gold, International Spirits Challenge 2002 Gold, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2002 Silver, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2003 Bronze, International Spirits Challenge 2003 Gold, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2003 Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2004 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2005 Gold 2005 Silver, International Spirits Challenge 2005 Silver, San Francisco World Spirits Competition

W.L. Weller 19 Year

2000 Bronze, San Francisco World Spirits Championships 2001 Silver, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2001 Silver, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2002 Bronze, International Spirits Challenge

W.L. Weller Centennial

2000 Commended, International Wine & Spirit Competition

William Larue Weller

2006 Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2006 Gold Medal, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2007 Silver Medal, Best in Class, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2007 Silver Medal, Best in Class, International Wine & Spirits Competition 2008 Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition

 

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