Buffalo Trace’s gift shop release for Saturday, December 3, 2022, was W.L. Weller Special Reserve with Sazerac Rye also showing as available, according to the Buffalo Trace Distillery product availability site. It appears Sazerac Rye has started to become a regular everyday release.
W.L. Weller Special Reserve was the odds-on favorite choice from yesterday’s blog post.
This item is eligible for purchase if you haven’t purchased the same bottle since Sunday, September 4, 2022, in accordance with the Buffalo Trace 90-day rule.
(Scroll down to see tomorrow’s odds)
Buffalo Trace’s gift shop release odds for Sunday, December 4, 2022:
| E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch | 40.35% |
| Eagle Rare | 32.79% |
| Blanton’s | 18.99% |
| W.L. Weller Special Reserve | 3.96% |
| Sazerac Rye | 3.90% |
| Single Oak Project | 0.01% |
| Total | 100.00% |
The odds are calculated using historical data and are not a guarantee. We want to encourage everyone to visit the Buffalo Trace Distillery even if the bottle they wish for isn’t the odds-on favorite for that day. The odds for Sazerac Rye assume it is being sold with no other allocated releases available.
We haven’t heard an official confirmation on the Single Oak Project being eliminated from Buffalo Trace’s lineup but it has been over a year since being released. The Single Oak Project odds are included every Sunday, the only day it has been released at the distillery. Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley discusses the Single Oak Project on Buffalo Trace’s Whiskey Wednesday Episode #48 aired in April of 2021. View the 6:20 minute mark for a quick hint on future releases of the Single Oak Project.
Below is a summary of Buffalo Trace’s last seven limited releases for reference. Click on 2022 Gift Shop Release by Date under the Limited Release Data dropdown menu on the homepage for a full view of all the releases for the year.
| 11/27/22 | Sunday | W.L. Weller Special Reserve | Sazerac Rye |
| 11/28/22 | Monday | Blanton’s | Sazerac Rye |
| 11/29/22 | Tuesday | W.L. Weller Special Reserve | Sazerac Rye |
| 11/30/22 | Wednesday | E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch | Sazerac Rye |
| 12/01/22 | Thursday | Eagle Rare | Sazerac Rye |
| 12/02/22 | Friday | Blanton’s | Sazerac Rye |
| 12/03/22 | Saturday | W.L. Weller Special Reserve | Sazerac Rye |
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Any idea what’s going on with Eagle Rare? It’s been like 9 days since we’ve seen it last?
Funny you sent that and today it is being sold. But to answer your question, no idea why they recently have been holding it back longer.