Old Taylor
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Old Taylor Bourbon is a bourbon whiskey
produced in Frankfort, Kentucky
by the Sazerac Company
. The brand is sold as a straight
bourbon.
It is sold in glass in 16 oz pint bottles, glass 750ml bottles, glass 1-liter bottles and plastic 1.75L bottles.
On June 24, 2009 Buffalo Trace Distillery
(part of the Sazerac Company
) has purchased the Old Taylor Bourbon label and barrel inventory from Beam Global Spirits & Wine, maker of Jim Beam Bourbon. The product line changed hands in an agreement where Beam bought the EFFEN Vodka brand from Buffalo Trace parent company Sazerac. "We are ecstatic about this transaction," said Mark Brown, president and CEO of Buffalo Trace Distillery. "Part of our family is returning and we are thrilled to welcome home a true bourbon whiskey pioneer."Old Taylor" is part of the Sazerac family of companies, which has operations in New Orleans, Louisiana; Franklin County, Bardstown and Owensboro, Kentucky; Fredericksburg, Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland.
Bourbon whiskey
Bourbon is a type of American whiskey – a barrel-aged distilled spirit made primarily from corn. The name of the spirit derives from its historical association with an area known as Old Bourbon, around what is now Bourbon County, Kentucky . It has been produced since the 18th century...
produced in Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...
by the Sazerac Company
Sazerac Company
The Sazerac Company is a large privately held and family-operated alcoholic beverages company with headquarters in Metairie, Louisiana.It owns and produces a large and diversified portfolio of beverage brands, and it owns and operates a number of distilling companies...
. The brand is sold as a straight
Straight whiskey
Straight whiskey is whisky created by distilling a fermented cereal grain mash to create a spirit not exceeding 80% alcohol content by volume and then aging the spirit for at least two years at an abv concentration not exceeding 62.5% at the start of the aging process.Filtering and dilution...
bourbon.
It is sold in glass in 16 oz pint bottles, glass 750ml bottles, glass 1-liter bottles and plastic 1.75L bottles.
On June 24, 2009 Buffalo Trace Distillery
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Buffalo Trace Distillery is a distillery located in Frankfort, Kentucky. It has historically been known by several names, including most notably, the George T. Stagg Distillery and the O.F.C. Distillery. Its namesake bourbon brand, Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon whiskey, was introduced...
(part of the Sazerac Company
Sazerac Company
The Sazerac Company is a large privately held and family-operated alcoholic beverages company with headquarters in Metairie, Louisiana.It owns and produces a large and diversified portfolio of beverage brands, and it owns and operates a number of distilling companies...
) has purchased the Old Taylor Bourbon label and barrel inventory from Beam Global Spirits & Wine, maker of Jim Beam Bourbon. The product line changed hands in an agreement where Beam bought the EFFEN Vodka brand from Buffalo Trace parent company Sazerac. "We are ecstatic about this transaction," said Mark Brown, president and CEO of Buffalo Trace Distillery. "Part of our family is returning and we are thrilled to welcome home a true bourbon whiskey pioneer."Old Taylor" is part of the Sazerac family of companies, which has operations in New Orleans, Louisiana; Franklin County, Bardstown and Owensboro, Kentucky; Fredericksburg, Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland.