O.F.C. Vintages

O.F.C. Vintages

These exceptionally rare and collectible bourbons pay tribute to the O.F.C. Distillery, now a National Historic Landmark known as Buffalo Trace Distillery. Each hand-cut crystal bottle is vintage-dated to the year the bourbon was distilled. Experience a whiskey from a bygone era, drawn from barrels of yesteryear.

O.F.C. Vintage 1995

O.F.C. Vintage 1994

O.F.C. Vintage 1993

HISTORY OF O.F.C. VINTAGES

Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. christened the O.F.C. Distillery in 1870, and this legendary whiskey brand has been celebrated ever since. The most state-of-the-art distillery of its time, it featured copper fermentation vats, column stills, and a pioneering steam heating system, which is still used in Buffalo Trace Distillery aging warehouses today.

Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. christened the O.F.C. Distillery in 1870, and this legendary whiskey brand has been celebrated ever since.

The most state-of-the-art distillery of its time, it featured copper fermentation vats, column stills, and a pioneering steam heating system, which is still used in Buffalo Trace Distillery aging warehouses today.

COLONEL EDMUND HAYNES TAYLOR, JR.

Known as the father of the modern bourbon industry, Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor Jr. left an indelible mark. After the Civil War, he established the O.F.C. Distillery, now known as Buffalo Trace, where we make E.H. Taylor whiskies today. During his storied career, he fought for Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 and revolutionized the industry with methods still in use today like copper fermenters, column stills and climate-controlled aging warehouses. E.H. Taylor’s straight Kentucky whiskies are made in recognition of the Colonel’s uncompromising dedication to great bourbon.

UNIQUE FACTS

O.F.C. Vintages are named after the historic Old Fashioned Copper Distillery founded by Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. in 1870. These vintage bourbons honor the original landmark distillery’s pioneering copper stills, fermenters and warehouses.

The first release consisted of just 200 bottles: 100 bottles from 1980, 50 bottles from 1982, and 50 bottles from 1983. These were made available to only non-profit organizations, at no charge, to raise money for their causes. Subsequent vintages have been released from the years 1985, 1989 and 1990 and most recently, 1993, 1994 and 1995. Each one is rare and collectable.

Each O.F.C. Vintage bottle is a work of art. It is a hand-cut crystal with real copper lettering and a hand-applied paper label presented in a wooden display box that includes a provenance card listing notable events from the year the bourbon was distilled.