Buffalo Trace: Worth The Hype? 

Buffalo Trace is my go to whiskey. For the price and the fact you can get it in any supermarket along with it being pretty flipping tasty, you can’t complain.

My first bourbon and easily found in Canada, Buffalo Trace will forever have a place in my cabinet ❤

Love the Buffalo trace bottle

Personally I️ love the buffalo trace bottle design, feels very 90s.

I live in Atlanta, and it's always available for 25 dollars. It's fine, but there's usually a store pick that's a higher proof and a lot better.

Just tried Buffalo Trace for the first time. I like it. Easy sipper and goes great with Wild Cherry Pepsi.

We get ours in the states bottled at 45% for about $26 (21.40 GBP). It’s a solid buy at that price.

A fair review and comparison. I really like BT and have always found the Rye note to make itself known in just the right amount, which is a nice option from something really smooth like Makers. Every whiskey collection needs a "daily drinker" which is best categorized as an economically smart bottle, and BT fits that role. And I can CONFIRM that BT is hard to find in the US right now, along with several of their other labels.

This one sky rocketed in popularity due to being Joe Rogans pick for whiskey. Thats why its flying off the shelves atm.

I do wanna point out, Buffalo trace in the states is 26 dollars also it’s 90 proof here and internationally it’s 80 proof. So the Buffalo trace you’re trying will taste different from the Buffalo trace we have in the states.

This can be bought ridiculously cheap in the UK. Often £19 on Amazon - my favourite “cheap” Bourbon

Eagle Rare is the same mash bill as Buffalo trace.

We get it from $23 to $28 for a 750 ml. here in the New Orleans area. It's readily available. I can get it at my local Walmart and the corner gas station.

My go to neat Bourbon pours would be Wild Turkey 101, Buffalo Trace, Elijah Craig, Four Roses Small Batch, and 1792 Small Batch because they are very good values, especially when you can get them under 25 dollars. Bulleit is overpriced at closer to 40 dollars and Woodford Reserve is often closer to 50 dollars, so, I don't recommend those as regular sippers. Every bourbon has a distinct flavor profile, and as long as you don't find something in a bottle that offends you, you can probably find a way to use the contents in a way that maximizes your enjoyment of the bottle.

I 100% agree. That proof is way too low for me to be interested in. That buffalo trace had a real thin feel to it

Here in Wichita Kansas it's kind of hard to find. I happen to see it in a small liquor store in a small town close to where i live so i decided to buy a bottle. Very pretty good bourbon and worth $30 a bottle in my opinion. I wouldn't go across town to look for it though, but i wouldn't do that for any bourbon anyway. Neat is the only way to drink it.

It’s 45% here

my absolute two favorite bourbons. Buffalo Trace and WT101.

its easy to find one the east coast more than west coast

In Germany you can get the 40% (in a 0,7 l bottle) and the 45% (in a 1 l bottle) and the 45% one is the hyped one from the US, which is a really great pour. Bought my last bottle for only 22 euros, which is an unbelievable good price.

Here in the UK it's a great alternative to either Jack Daniels #7 or Jim Beam white label with all three being the 80 proof budget options from three of the biggest heritage distillers in America, if I had the choice (of which I do) I would choose BT over JD or JB on any given day ! Besides the fact that I do currently have three bottles in my collection whereas I don't have either of the JD or JB offerings, that speaks volumes really ! Easy drinking, smooth tasting, and a classic bourbon at a great price (normally around the £19 mark at most supermarkets) which is a great introduction to any new bourbon drinker and makes for a great daily sipper for any bourbon aficionado. The nearest I've ever got to it is the Evan Williams black label, which although it is smooth and full of all those classic bourbon flavours it does however lack that certain something (mainly finish tbh) that BT offers. For me (here in the UK anyway) there is no better option for a budget friendly, low proof and has those classic bourbon flavours than the Buffalo Trace Kentucky straight whiskey. Personally I'd love to get hold of a 90 proof version just to try it and see how it fairs at the higher proof point but alas ! Here in the UK it's a hard beast to get hold of and if you do it's pretty darn expensive. It's a staple in my collection (if you hadn't already guessed that, lol), it's so easy drinking it's dangerous......even at just 80 proof, lol.

Buffalo Trace is 45%abv in America It's the only drink for me

I have to check certain small stores for this, the bigger places sell out the second it hits the shelf. A friend works at the distillery, told me they became too popular too fast and even though they've ramped up. production, they still need it to age in the barrels.

Very hard to get in my area. Very good starter bourbon. Not very complex but has the classic bourbon flavors though they don’t last a long time. I like it and will keep a bottle on my shelf, as long as I can find it for the right price.

I live in Philadelphia and it's pretty easy to find for standard $25 ish.. at least at my local two places I've never had issues. they do have a two bottle at a time limit . It's a solid sipping pour but not worth all the hype to me

I'M GOIN TO GRAB A BOTTLE NOW!! THANKS FOR THE REVIEW

For reference it’s around $27 msrp in America. It’s also 45% not 40% here. Not sure if he misspoke

Here in the U.S. Buffalo Trace is 45% or 90 proof. as of Dec. 2023.

In Louisiana, Buffalo Trace is very popular and runs about $24.00 per bottle.

Have just bought my first Buffalo Trace tonight, had a few goes at it, nice I would say but agree, its immediately noticeable being "watered down". Recent Bourbons I've had in addition to the BT are Wild Turkey 101, Elija Craig Small Batch, Woodford Reserve. These are all way better IMO in the order stated. So far nothing beast WT101, its just too good

it more expseive in sweden then four roses small batch. and small batch 90 proof. havent tried bt yet tho

Just saw this for the first time at my local abc store, it's coming in at 45% so I probably wouldn't have bought it at 40%, paid about 32.00 usd for it still pretty decent at that price point, not overly complex but enjoyable.

How do you compare the Woodford to their double oaked version? I got the double after hearing it was another RU-vidrs go too. So glad I got it as I really like it. Just got a Buffalo today from Tesco because they had no Woodford normal. I'm not a whiskey drinker, until this Woodford I've never had any before. Really nice evening sipper to warm up

I have tried BT after leaving and coming back several times and I know that there is no arguing with taste so i say this. I cannot get into this bourbon although it is certainly drinkable there are a lot of bourbons for less (and slightly more) that are better to my palate. My sweet spot is 100 proof but 90 is fine. I think Evan Williams black or BIB and Wild Turkey 101 are all better than BT and are universally available everywhere. Just my 2 cents.

45% 1.75 liter bottle is readily available for $50. 750ml for $25. Grocery store whisky. I can't imagine it more watered down. It would be better at 50%. The fruit intesifies at higher proof.

Woodford reserve is regularly on sale is about 25 quid. It's delicious. I'm not as fond of makers.i like makers as a sipper not a mixer.

since watching reviews on this i have discovered im not a real whisky drinker lol been enjoying jack daniels and jamesons for decades and thought i would try this. i understand almost nothing whisky drinkers say and still have no idea if i would like this or not. guess i will just have to buy and try lol

just getting into bourbon myself and still learning.. started on jim beam white label, then a cheap dixie petes, jd ( worst so far), wild turkey 101, markers mark and just ordered woodford reserve.. buffalo trace is next..did polish off a jameson black barrel although not a bourbon it is so far my favorite.. great review, cheers 👍🏻

just grabbed a bottle for 21.99 on Sale.

I keep trying but not a fan of WT 101. Buffalo Trace however is a favorite and at $23 retail is a bargain. I've paid up to $32 for it when hard to find but I wont go much over that. On a side note, you're going to LOVE that Stagg. Found one at retail and opened it that night. Whoa. Careful though because it does not drink like a 130 proof bourbon.

Well done. I have had numerous bottles of BT when it was bottled at more than 40%. It's enjoyable but nothing remarkable. Just because Buffalo Trace makes Pappy (which is vastly overhyped) doesn't mean that Buffalo Trace bourbon is anything more than one more STANDARD bourbon. People are so irrational sometimes, especially when it comes to bandwagon bourbon hype.

Its not terribly hard to find in Jersey, but in my part of PA... it's still haard to find... but I don't think that will last... went to my local store last month... they had half a trucks worth of cases of it stacked up... I went back the next morning... they were all gone. So it still gets snapped up... but seems like they are producing much, much MUCH more lately... I expect itll be on the shelves here soon. Agree with you... nice, drinkable.... I like wt101 better, to be honest.

I find it everywhere $25 to $27 in IL

Thankfully my local store always has it in stock.

40 or 45%? It's 45 here in the states.

Eagle rare is same mash bill as buffalo trace and so is Stagg and eh Taylor and benchmark and old charter.

A fantastic and cheap bourbon 🥃

My go to here in Australia, love it. ER even better!!

Excellent bourbon

at 40% boring .the 45% better. But much better options out there in price range (NZ)

Down at £19 in my local ASDA, what a steal

I like it, but no more than any other shelf bourbon. To me, OF 100 is better at the same price.

the bottle i have here in the states is 45% abv. 90 proof do they proof it down to ship outside the states?

Used to pick it up for 19.99 but now it’s 26.99 it’s still good at that price but if it goes higher than 30 I’m not interested anymore. I’d rather have wild Turkey 101 for still 19.99 in my area

How much did the Wild Turkey Rare Breed (on the shelf) set you back in the UK, TCB? That's a great pour.

Every Buffalo trace distillery product has become almost impossible to get near me, the one store that I know can consistently get BT gets it once a month and sells out in a day

Not a fan of BT. Would rather pay a little more for 1792, Makers 46, or Rare Breed

Supposed to be 45%

Here in the States - 90 proof

Can’t find this anywhere in Texas!

Brilliant review thanks

It’s all over Southern California for $25

I get it at 45%

Saw this at my local Vons for $26

For the money its bloody brilliant, is it the best fuck no, but you're be spending alot more to get better

*It’s 45% abv

Idk why but bulleit is horrid to me

It’s 90 proof not 80.

Bullet is toilet water.

He's trying awfully hard to find good things to say.

45% 90 Proof

Buffalo Trace is 45% genius.