Buffalo Trace’s gift shop release for Thursday, December 15, 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 2nd odds-on favorite choice from yesterday’s blog post.
This item is eligible for purchase if you haven’t purchased the same bottle since Friday, September 16, 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 Friday, December 16, 2022:
Eagle Rare | 56.32% |
E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch | 23.21% |
Blanton’s | 14.65% |
W.L. Weller Special Reserve | 3.04% |
Sazerac Rye | 2.78% |
Single Oak Project | 0.00% |
Total | 100.00% |
Today makes six days without an Eagle Rare release from the distillery. The previous two releases of Eagle Rare were 6 days and 7 days apart.
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.
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.
12/09/22 | Friday | Eagle Rare | Sazerac Rye |
12/10/22 | Saturday | W.L. Weller Special Reserve | Sazerac Rye |
12/11/22 | Sunday | Blanton’s | Sazerac Rye |
12/12/22 | Monday | W.L. Weller Special Reserve | Sazerac Rye |
12/13/22 | Tuesday | E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch | Sazerac Rye |
12/14/22 | Wednesday | Blanton’s | W.L. Weller Special Reserve/Sazerac Rye |
12/15/22 | Thursday | W.L. Weller Special Reserve | Sazerac Rye |
Note that W.L. Weller Special Reserve was released late in the afternoon after Blanton’s was sold out yesterday.
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