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Benchmark

A Tribute to Frontier Spirit

Benchmark Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is a true measure of quality and character. Named for the surveyor’s marks that guided America’s early explorers, Benchmark honors Kentucky’s spirit of exploration with a bourbon that is approachable, versatile and crafted with care at Buffalo Trace Distillery.

Benchmark Old No. 8 Brand

Benchmark Top Floor

Benchmark Small Batch

Benchmark Bonded

Benchmark Full Proof

Benchmark Single Barrel

HISTORY OF BENCHMARK

In 1773, the McAfee Brothers left Virginia westward to explore the uncharted territory that would later become known as Kentucky. Traveling by canoe at first, the McAfee Company eventually followed a native trail overland that led to the great buffalo crossing, where the brothers surveyed the land now home to the world’s most award-winning distillery – Buffalo Trace Distillery. The surveyor marks left behind are known as benchmarks and this bourbon whiskey honors the pioneering spirits of these early American explorers.

In 1773, the McAfee Brothers left Virginia westward to explore the uncharted territory that would later become known as Kentucky.

Traveling by canoe at first, the McAfee Company eventually followed a native trail overland that led to the great buffalo crossing, where the brothers surveyed the land now home to the world’s most award-winning distillery – Buffalo Trace Distillery. The surveyor marks left behind are known as benchmarks and this bourbon whiskey honors the pioneering spirits of these early American explorers.