George T Stagg Bottled Fall 2005

George T Stagg bottled 2010

This is as dark as a buffalo's mane and as fiery as its breath. I would say prepare to tangle with the buffalo's horns, but more appropriately this Stagg's antlers are a dangerous set. You will be amazed by how smooth 70+ percent alcohol can be, and then it will bury an antler in your throat. Do not get too comfortable, in other words, or you will...

Score 96/100

Stagg Jr. Bourbon

I found the first released batch of Stagg Jr to be unacceptably bitter, despite its having an excellent nose. The sample for this review is compliments of @Nock, and represents a later batch, probably the second batch, but I have no documentation for that Nose: huge in intensity but medium in width of flavours; a ton of wood flavours of vanilla...

Score 88/100

George T Stagg bottled 2010

One of my first real endeavors with Bourbon, and a good one at that. I couldn't believe the alcohol content on this bugger at a whopping 143 proof, but it went down surprisingly smooth. Nose: Corn, nuts, vanilla, some warm fruit, like orange, followed by a pleasant musk and leather smell. Palate: Warm, with a dominance of the bourbon grain coming...

Score 81/100

George T Stagg bottled 2006

This Stagg is 15 years old, bottled in 2006. Apparently the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection was not yet conceived, for this one got the title Hazmat III, whatever that means. Anyway, I am putting it next to Staggs from 2010 and 2011 (I already had the 2012). With an ABV above 70%, I keep my bottle of water close by. The nose is very aromatic on...

Score 91/100