Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon 23C from Buffalo Trace is bottled at 125.9 proof and made from Buffalo Trace's low-rye mashbill #1. Released as the third batch of 2023, it has no age statement but is estimated to be around eight years old, with a suggested retail price of $70.
Well at least one of the three batches from 2023 was halfway decent. Batch 23C comes across muted and simple, nothing like what normally excites me about Stagg Junior batches. It ultimately feels like a fairly weak run of barrels were thrown together in a rush to meet some silly marketing decision here - quality clearly lacking - though there are some positives that fans of "crushable" (read: flavorless) whiskey will undoubtedly appreciate.
