George T. Stagg

George T. Stagg Bourbon whiskey
Bottle of George T. Stagg
TypeBourbon whiskey
ManufacturerSazerac Company
Country of origin Kentucky, United States
Alcohol by volume 70.70% (varies)
Proof (US)141.4 (varies)
Related productsBuffalo 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.

Reviews and awards

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]

Releases

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 2005 Lot A: Kentucky 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

References

  1. ^ "Proof66.com Liquor Reviews and Ratings Summary Page for George T. Stagg Bourbon". Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  2. ^ "Ultimate Spirits Challenge – 2014 Results", MUDL magazine, March 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "George T. Stagg wins Best North American Whiskey award". Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ^ Murphy, Morgan; Editors of Southern Living magazine (2014). Southern Living Bourbon & Bacon: The Ultimate Guide to the South's Favorite Foods. Oxmoor House. ISBN 978-0848743161. {{cite book}}: |last2= has generic name (help)