E.H. Taylor · Release Guide
E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof.
A year-by-year cheat sheet for the barrel proof releases
Every E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof release is unedited. The Colonel Taylor line at Buffalo Trace covers a lot of ground (Small Batch, Single Barrel, Straight Rye, Seasoned Wood), but the Barrel Proof bottlings are where the distillery's hand pulls all the way back. No proofing down. No chill filtration. Whatever the barrels held when they came off the rickhouse floor is what goes in the bottle, at whatever proof that day's batch landed on. Release to release, the number on the neck moves, and so does everything underneath it.
For collectors and enthusiasts, that's the appeal. A 134-proof batch doesn't drink like a 129; an older batch carries the oak differently than a younger one. Below is the working reference we keep at Cana, every E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof release in order, with proof, age where stated, batch details, and the production notes that explain why no two come off the line the same way.
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Every E.H. Taylor release, by the numbers.
| Release Year | Whiskey Type | Batch | Proof | Notes | |
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| View releaseRELEASE2012 | WHISKEY TYPEBourbon | BATCHBatch 1 | PROOF134.5 | NOTESInaugural release. Highest proof of the early years. Extremely rare; production numbers undisclosed by Buffalo Trace. Originally planned as a spring annual release. | |
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Notes Inaugural release. Highest proof of the early years. Extremely rare; production numbers undisclosed by Buffalo Trace. Originally planned as a spring annual release. |
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| View releaseRELEASE2013 | WHISKEY TYPEBourbon | BATCHBatch 2 | PROOF135.4 | NOTESHighest-proof batch ever released to date. Highly sought-after by collectors. | |
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Notes Highest-proof batch ever released to date. Highly sought-after by collectors. |
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| View releaseRELEASE2014 | WHISKEY TYPEBourbon | BATCHBatch 3 | PROOF129 | NOTESFirst batch to dip below 130 proof. Shares the exact same proof as Batch 11 (2022) — use the laser code to distinguish them. | |
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Notes First batch to dip below 130 proof. Shares the exact same proof as Batch 11 (2022) — use the laser code to distinguish them. |
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| View releaseRELEASE2015 | WHISKEY TYPEBourbon | BATCHBatch 4 | PROOF127.2 | NOTESConsidered by many enthusiasts to be when EHTBP 'hit its stride'. Often cited as a fan-favorite batch. | |
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Notes Considered by many enthusiasts to be when EHTBP 'hit its stride'. Often cited as a fan-favorite batch. |
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| View releaseRELEASE2016 | WHISKEY TYPEBourbon | BATCHBatch 5 | PROOF127.5 | NOTESConsistent quality release. | |
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Notes Consistent quality release. |
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| View releaseRELEASE2017 | WHISKEY TYPEBourbon | BATCHBatch 6 | PROOF128.1 | NOTESConsistent quality release. | |
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Notes Consistent quality release. |
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| View releaseRELEASE2018 | WHISKEY TYPEBourbon | BATCHBatch 7 | PROOF129.7 | NOTESSlight uptick in proof. | |
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Notes Slight uptick in proof. |
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| View releaseRELEASE2019 | WHISKEY TYPEBourbon | BATCHBatch 8 | PROOF129.3 | NOTESConsistent with the high-128 to low-130 proof range. | |
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Notes Consistent with the high-128 to low-130 proof range. |
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| View releaseRELEASE2020 | WHISKEY TYPEBourbon | BATCHBatch 9 | PROOF130.3 | NOTESReleased during the pandemic. Notable for being a high-value, small-batch trophy bottle. | |
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Notes Released during the pandemic. Notable for being a high-value, small-batch trophy bottle. |
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| View releaseRELEASE2021 | WHISKEY TYPEBourbon | BATCHBatch 10 | PROOF127.3 | NOTESDemand spiked because the 2021 George T. Stagg BTAC release was cancelled — EHTBP became the oldest barrel-proof Mash Bill #1 available that year. | |
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Notes Demand spiked because the 2021 George T. Stagg BTAC release was cancelled — EHTBP became the oldest barrel-proof Mash Bill #1 available that year. |
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| View releaseRELEASE2022 | WHISKEY TYPEBourbon | BATCHBatch 11 | PROOF129 | NOTESSame proof as Batch 3 (2014) — laser code 'L22' identifies it. | |
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Notes Same proof as Batch 3 (2014) — laser code 'L22' identifies it. |
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| View releaseRELEASE2023 | WHISKEY TYPEBourbon | BATCHBatch 12 | PROOF131.1 | NOTESHighest-proof batch since Batch 2 in 2013. | |
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Notes Highest-proof batch since Batch 2 in 2013. |
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| View releaseRELEASE2024 | WHISKEY TYPEBourbon | BATCHBatch 13 | PROOF127.3 | NOTESSame proof as Batch 10 (2021) — laser code 'L24' identifies it. 13th annual release. | |
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Notes Same proof as Batch 10 (2021) — laser code 'L24' identifies it. 13th annual release. |
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| View releaseRELEASE2024 | WHISKEY TYPERye | BATCHBatch 1 | PROOF126 | NOTESFirst release | |
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Notes First release |
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| View releaseRELEASE2025 | WHISKEY TYPEBourbon | BATCHBatch 14a | PROOF127.2 | NOTESFirst of three sub-batches in the 2025 release — unprecedented in the EHTBP line. Same proof as Batch 4 (2015). | |
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Notes First of three sub-batches in the 2025 release — unprecedented in the EHTBP line. Same proof as Batch 4 (2015). |
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| View releaseRELEASE2025 | WHISKEY TYPEBourbon | BATCHBatch 14b | PROOF127.3 | NOTESSecond of three sub-batches in the 2025 release. Same proof as Batches 10 and 13. | |
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Notes Second of three sub-batches in the 2025 release. Same proof as Batches 10 and 13. |
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| View releaseRELEASE2025 | WHISKEY TYPEBourbon | BATCHBatch 14c | PROOF127.4 | NOTESThird of three sub-batches in the 2025 release. | |
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Notes Third of three sub-batches in the 2025 release. |
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How to read this table
Proof is bottle proof, uncut and unfiltered. Age is years and months from the day it entered the barrel to the day it was bottled. Warehouse is the rickhouse letter where the barrels matured — multiple letters mean a release was a blend of barrels from more than one rickhouse. Floor is the floor (or floors) those barrels rested on. Higher floors run hotter and yield more aggressive evaporation; lower floors are cooler and slower.
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