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Stagg is a barrel-proof bourbon produced by Buffalo Trace Distillery.
Formerly known as Stagg Jr., it is released twice a year and is bottled without filtration. It’s aged for between 7 and 9 years, younger than the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection’s George T. Stagg, which is always at least 15 years old.
Stagg uses Buffalo Trace’s Mashbill #1, which is shared with Eagle Rare, many E. H. Taylor releases, Buffalo Trace, and Benchmark, among others.
First introduced in 2013, it has become highly sought after and difficult to find, like many of Buffalo Trace’s releases.
Stagg batches were previously unofficially numbered and identified by each release’s proof. Starting with the 19th batch in 2022, Buffalo Trace added a “22B” batch number to the front label, corresponding to the year (“22”) and the second batch (“B”).
It was known as Stagg, Jr. until Batch 18, when Buffalo Trace dropped the “Jr.” designation.
Batches
Stagg batches were previously unofficially numbered and identified by each release’s proof. Starting with the 19th batch in 2022, Buffalo Trace added a “22B” batch number to the front label, corresponding to the year (“22”) and the second batch (“B”).
