Buckner's Single Barrel 17 Year
Bourbon · Augusta Distillery · Augusta, KY
Buckner's Single Barrel 17 Year is a bourbon from Augusta Distillery in Augusta, KY. It is bottled at 116 proof (58% ABV) and carries a 17-year age statement. Suggested retail is about $420.
Tasting notes
The oldest and most prized Buckner's expression. Single barrel, cask strength, non-chill filtered. At 17 years, oak dominates with cornbread, molasses, black walnut, tobacco, and leather. Each barrel is bottled individually as a collector's release.
How it compares
- At $420, it costs 5.3 times the median bourbon in the catalog ($80).
- At 116 proof it runs 14 proof points hotter than the typical bourbon here (102 proof).