| George T. Stagg Bourbon whiskey | |
| Type: | Bourbon whiskey |
| Abv: | 70.70% (varies) |
| Proof: | 141.4 (varies) |
| Manufacturer: | Sazerac Company |
| Origin: | Kentucky, United States |
| Related: | Buffalo Trace |
George T. Stagg is a limited-production bourbon whiskey distributed by Buffalo Trace Distillery, as part of the distillery's "Antique Collection" series. It is a high proof uncut and unfiltered bourbon, aged for approximately 15 years.It has been distributed only once a year in the fall, but in 2005 a second spring release was added. It is rare to find outside the U.S., but some is distributed in other major cities.
The whiskey has been highly awarded in various spirit ratings competitions and has won best rankings in some years in Jim Murray's "Whisky Bible". The San Francisco World Spirits Competition awarded three gold and three double gold medals to the bourbon between 2006 and 2012.[1]
George T. Stagg was awarded the Chairman's Trophy among Kentucky Straight Bourbons at the 2014 New York "Ultimate Spirits Challenge",[2] and in 2013 it won the Best North American Whiskey award at the World Whiskies Awards.[3]
In December 2015, the 2015 release of George T. Stagg was named "#3 of Top 65 Five-Star Spirits of 2015" and awarded "5 Stars - Highest Recommendation" by F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal. The 2015 release of Stagg also won a Gold Medal in the "Best Non-Age Statement Bourbon" category of the 2016 World Whiskies Awards, sponsored by Whisky Magazine.
Food critic Morgan Murphy once wrote "If you want your guests' eyes to pop out of their heads in a fit of bourbon ecstasy, this is your bourbon."[4]
| Year/Information | Year of Distillation | Product Age | Proof | % ABV | Number of Barrels | Warehouses | Warehouse Floors | Evaporation Loss | Number of Bottles (est.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | N/A | 15 years | 137.6 | 68.8 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2003 | N/A | 15 years | 142.7 | 71.35 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2004 | Spring 1988 | 16 years | 129 | 64.5 | 40 | Q | N/A | 53.18% | 5,009 | |
| Spring 1988 | 16 years, 8 months | 130.9 | 65.45 | 80 (combined Spring release) | Q | 2, 4 | 54.98% | 9,633 (combined Spring release) | ||
| Spring 2005 Lot B: Non-Kentucky release | Spring 1988 | 16 years, 8 months | 131.8 | 65.9 | 80 (combined Spring release) | Q | 2, 4 | 54.98% | 9,633 (combined Spring release) | |
| Fall 2005 | Spring 1990 | 15 years, 4 months | 141.2 | 70.6 | 95 | I | 2, 4, 8 | 58.59% | 10,522 | |
| 2006 | Spring 1990 | 16 years, 3 months | 140.6 | 70.3 | 89 | I | 8 | 57.57% | 10,100 | |
| 2007 | Spring 1992 | 15 years, 6 month | 144.8 | 72.4 | 94 | I | 1 | 45.23% | 13,770 | |
| 2008 | Spring 1993 | 15 years, 6 months | 141.8 | 70.9 | 83 | I, K | 1, 3, 5 | 50.07% | 11,084 | |
| 2009 | Winter 1992 | 16 years, 7 months | 141.4 | 70.7 | 109 | K | 1, 3 | 49.81% | 14,632 | |
| 2010 | Winter 1993 | 17 years, 7 months | 143.0 | 71.5 | 142 | H, I, K, L | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 | 48.43% | 19,586 | |
| 2011 | Winter 1993 | 18 years, 5 months | 142.6 | 71.3 | 124 | H, I, K | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 | 57.83% | 13,986 | |
| 2012 | Spring 1995 | 16 years, 9 months | 142.8 | 71.4 | 118 | L, H, I, K | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 | 53.69% | 14,616 | |
| 2013 | Spring 1997 | 15 years, 11 months | 128.2 | 64.1 | 157 | I, K, Q | 1, 2, 4, 8 | 73.34% | 11,195 | |
| 2014 | Spring 1998 | 16 years, 4 months | 138.1 | 69.05 | 161 | C, H, I, K, L, P, Q | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 | 74.81% | 10,847 | |
| 2015 | Spring 2000 | 15 years, 1 month | 138.2 | 69.1 | 128 | C, H, I, L, M, H, Q, K | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 | 84.46% | 5,320 | |
| 2016 | Spring 2001 | 15 years, 4 months | 144.1 | 72.05 | 142 | M, N, H, L, K | 1, 2, 3 | 75.99% | 9,119 | |
| 2017 | Spring 2002 | 15 years, 3 months | 129.2 | 64.6 | 309 | C, K, M, Q | 1, 2, 3, 6 | 54.03% | 37,993 | |
| 2018 | Spring 2003 | 15 years, 4 months | 124.9 | 62.45 | 284 | C, H, I, K, P, Q | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | 51.15% | 37,107 | |
| 2019 | Spring 2004 | 15 years, 3 months | 116.9 | 58.45 | N/A | C, H, K, Q, I | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 56.0% | N/A | |
| 2020 | Spring 2005 | 15 years, 4 months | 130.4 | 65.2 | N/A | L, K, Q | 1, 2, 9 | 59.0% | N/A | |
| 2022 | Spring 2007 | 15 years, 5 months | 138.7 | 69.35 | N/A | K | 1, 3 | 75.0% | N/A | |
| 2023 | Spring 2008 | 15 years, 3 months | 135 | 67.5 | N/A | C, I, K, L, M | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | 68.0% | N/A |