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- Sep 28, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- Oct 11, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Buffalo Trace's First Bottle Draw Winners Collect Uncut Elmer T. Lee 40th Anniversary
- Names drawn in Buffalo Trace's first Bottle Draw get 14 days, 28 September to 11 October 2026, to buy their bottle at the distillery for $99.99 plus tax during normal visitor hours[1]
- Entry ran from 10 a.m. ET on 15 September to 11:59 p.m. ET on 17 September, one entry per person, with names pulled at random by an independent partner on 21-22 September[1]
- Buffalo Trace says it is testing the draw after fans told it what wasn't working about its bottle drops; it does not replace the gift shop's daily bottle rotation[1]
- The whiskey can only be bought through the Bottle Draw[4]
- Elmer T. Lee joined the then George T. Stagg Distillery in 1949, rose to Master Distiller, and created Blanton's, the first single-barrel bourbon, in 1984; the distillery named Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel after him in 1986[1]
Notable features
- The first uncut and unfiltered Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel, bottled at barrel proof: 124.8 to 138.6 proof, against 90 proof for the regular bottling[3][4]
- Notes of apricot, almond, vanilla, toasted coconut and honeysuckle, with a crème brûlée-like palate and a finish of toasted oak and baking spice; 750ml[3]
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- [1]75%buffalotracedistillery.com/drawsbuffalotracedistillery.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Sep 28, 2026 ✓· Ends Oct 11, 2026 ✓· 26% of score
Buffalo Trace's Bottle Draw page: "THE PICKUP · September 28 – October 11. Name pulled? You've got 14 days to come purchase your bottle at Buffalo Trace Distillery for $99.99 plus tax."
- [2]70%Remembering Elmer T. Lee - Whiskey Wednesdayyoutube.com· Added Sep 27, 2026· 26% of score
Buffalo Trace Distillery's[1] own film on the master distiller the bourbon is named for.
- [3]90%Buffalo Trace Distillery Honors 40 Years of Elmer T. Lee Bourbon With First-Ever Uncut and Unfiltered Offeringbreakingbourbon.com· Published Sep 14, 2026· 24% of score
Buffalo Trace's press release: the first-ever uncut and unfiltered Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel, 124.8 to 138.6 proof, suggested retail $99.99 for 750ml, sold through the new Bottle Draw.[1]
- [4]82%Elmer T. Lee 40th Anniversary Edition Bourbon Arrives Uncut, and Only by Lotterywhiskyadvocate.com· Published Sep 14, 2026· 24% of score
Whisky Advocate: the first Elmer T. Lee bottled straight from the barrel, far above the regular 90 proof; winners must buy in person in Frankfort.
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