{"product_id":"colonel-e-h-taylor-old-fashioned-sour-mash","title":"Colonel E.H. Taylor Old Fashioned Sour Mash","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColonel E.H. Taylor Old Fashioned Sour Mash is a limited Buffalo Trace release honoring Edmund Haynes Taylor Jr.'s original late-1800s technique — allowing the mash to sour naturally for days before distillation to develop fuller body and deeper character — distilled in 2002, Bottled in Bond at 100 proof, and presented in the Taylor collection's signature cylindrical tube with hand-dipped wax seal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eE.H. Taylor Jr. is known as the Father of the Modern Bourbon Industry — as a banker he helped finance Kentucky distilleries, purchased the O.F.C. Distillery in 1869, and lobbied for the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, which established legal quality standards for bourbon that remain in effect. The Old Fashioned Sour Mash expression specifically replicates one of his most distinctive techniques: extended natural souring of the grain mash before distillation, a method that produces a richer, fuller body than the standard sour mash process used industry-wide. The resulting bourbon has more weight and complexity than contemporary benchmark bourbons at similar ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colonel E.H. Taylor Collection\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Distilled 2002\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extended natural sour mash — Taylor original technique\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Bottled in Bond\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50% (100 Proof)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePackaging:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cylindrical tube, hand-dipped wax seal\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/american-whiskey\"\u003eAmerican whiskey at Wooden Cork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\"\u003e[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is the Old Fashioned Sour Mash process?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Allowing the grain mash to sour naturally for days before distillation — longer than the standard sour mash process used industry-wide. The extended souring develops fuller body and more complex flavor compounds before any distillation occurs.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Is Colonel E.H. Taylor Old Fashioned Sour Mash Bottled in Bond?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Yes — bottled at 100 proof per the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, which Taylor himself lobbied for as a quality standard guaranteeing age, proof, and single distillery origin.\"}}]}\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"Colonel E.H. Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49127983186172,"sku":"088004005474","price":16149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/6605\/2348\/files\/EH-Taylor-Old-Fashion-Sour-Mash-Bourbon-Whiskey.jpg?v=1779539089","url":"https:\/\/thebourbonvaulthq.com\/products\/colonel-e-h-taylor-old-fashioned-sour-mash","provider":"THE BOURBONVAULT HQ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}