{"product_id":"buffalo-trace-experimental-collection-cabernet-franc-8-year-old-bourbon-whiskey-375ml","title":"Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection Cabernet Franc 8 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey 375ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuffalo Trace Experimental Collection Cabernet Franc Aged After 8 Years is a Whiskey from Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky. This 2007 release was distilled in February 1990, matured in American white oak for eight years and one month, then transferred to a French oak Cabernet Franc cask and aged for another eight years before bottling on February 26, 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Experimental Collection is Buffalo Trace's long-running program of one-off whiskeys exploring unique mash bills, woods, barrel toasts, and aging conditions, with more than 2,000 experimental barrels aging in the distillery's warehouses. The Cabernet Franc experiment paired two finishes - one re-barreled into a Cab Franc cask after six years of bourbon aging and one after eight - to isolate how additional bourbon-barrel time before a wine-cask finish changes the final spirit. Because it was finished in a wine cask, the label drops the bourbon designation and bottles as straight whiskey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the nose, it shows antique amber depth with leather and roasted nuts. The palate brings layered leather, roasted nuts, tobacco, and dark fruit from the Cabernet Franc finish, and the finish carries a long, savory close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe longer eight-year primary aging before wine-cask finishing produced a deeper, more savory expression than the six-year companion, with the extra time in American oak laying down more structure before the Cab Franc influence took hold. It drinks well neat or over a single large cube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 375ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProof: 90 (45% ABV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: 16 Year Old\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Frankfort, Kentucky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistillery: Buffalo Trace Distillery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Buffalo Trace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48620891013375,"sku":"BTBOCFECCA37A8","price":999.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/1586\/0223\/files\/BuffaloTraceExperimentalCollectionCabernetFranc8YearOldWhiskey375ml.webp?v=1780414659","url":"https:\/\/canawineco.com\/products\/buffalo-trace-experimental-collection-cabernet-franc-8-year-old-bourbon-whiskey-375ml","provider":"Cana Wine Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}