Bourbon / Kentucky straight bourbon

Blanton’s Gold Edition

Name: Blanton’s Gold Edition
Brand: Buffalo Trace Distillery

Higher-proof rye, tobacco, honey and caramel with dark fruit, citrus, vanilla and a long oak finish.

RyeHoneyOak

51.5%ABV

No age statementNo age statement

Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction — AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Blanton’s Gold Edition · reference

Elijah Craig Small Batch has a closely matched profile on the nine comparison dimensions.

SweetnessKey differenceLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyKey differenceLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led

Dried fruitLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led

FloralLittle blossom → Blossom-led

SpiceKey differenceGentle spice → Spice-led

OakLittle oak → Oak-led

Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

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Smoke × Body

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03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

MaturationNew charred oak; single barrel from Warehouse H

Peat statusunpeated

Mash / grainsBuffalo Trace Mash Bill #2; proportions not disclosed

DistilleryBuffalo Trace Distillery

RegionKentucky

BrandBlanton’s

Sources, confidence & score rationale

Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

[1] Buffalo Trace · Blanton’s Gold ↗ · producer
Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Sweetness · 65
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 65
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 0
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · 50
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Dried fruit · 40
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Floral · 0
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 25
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 15
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]