Colonel E.H. Taylor Marriage 18 Year 750 ml

Colonel E.H. Taylor Marriage 18 Year is part of Buffalo Trace's E.H. Taylor line, named for the 19th-century distiller credited with modernizing the bourbon industry and pushing for the original Bottled-in-Bond Act. "Marriage" releases in this line blend barrels of different ages or mash bills together rather than bottling a single barrel, and an 18-year age statement puts this well beyond the typical bourbon aging window, where extended time in Kentucky's climate pushes flavor toward deep oak, leather, and dried fruit. Expect a more tannic, wood-forward profile than younger E.H. Taylor releases, with real intensity from nearly two decades in the barrel. This is an allocated, collector-driven bottle for bourbon drinkers chasing genuinely aged whiskey rather than an everyday pour.

How to drink E.H. Taylor Marriage 18 Year

Neat, in a proper glass, is the only way to go — eighteen years of oak deserves to be tasted without dilution, at least for the first sip. A single drop of water can help if the tannin feels sharp, but ice will flatten what makes this bottle special.

Bourbon100 proof · Mash bill: Marriage of two rye bourbon mash bills and one wheated bourbon mash bill · New charred American oak · Kentucky