KENTUCKY STRIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY,64.1 ACL BY VOL. 128.2 PROOF BARREL PROOF UNFILTERED, LIMITED EDITION ; VERY LTD..; GEORGE T. STAGG .THERE IS NO MORE THIS IS YEAR. 2013. George T. Stagg is considered one of the world’s greatest bourbons. There is something about that Buffalo Trace Mashbill #1 that carries those iconic skyscraper proofs better than just about any bourbon or rye out there. While previous releases have flirted with flammable (the 144.6 proof 2007 release), the 2013 George T. Stagg (GTS) is a modest 128.2 proof. This makes the 2013 GTS only the second time in the fourteen releases that it has dropped in to the 120’s, and nine of those fourteen have been 140 proof or higher. Ouch. To be honest, 110 to 120 proof is about where I have been dropping my GTS to in the last few years anyway. Partly for conservation, and party to round off those sharp edges. While the early releases carried an uncommon level of refined depth that was incredibly detailed amidst such a high proof, the last five or so years have lost a touch of that refinement. Since we are talking about the cask strength bourbon, that is kind of like calling a race car too fast since some hard edges are expected with higher proofs, but if you have had a pour of either of the 2005 GTS releases, you probably know what I am talking about.