This barrel was selected by members of the R&R staff at the distillery in 2017. Rich and grainy, with a nice dryness on the finish, this particular barrel was 8 ½ years old at the time of selection. We do multiple barrel picks every year, one of them is always a Buffalo Trace barrel and this dram represents the last of the 2017 selection. It was our first Buffalo Trace barrel and began a tradition that continues today.