Buffalo Trace Distillery

George T. Stagg Distillery
Buffalo Trace Distillery water tower
Buffalo Trace Distillery is located in Kentucky
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Buffalo Trace Distillery is located in the United States
Buffalo Trace Distillery
LocationFrankfort, Kentucky
Coordinates38°13′03″N 84°52′10″W / 38.21750°N 84.86944°W / 38.21750; -84.86944
Built1805
ArchitectOberwarth, Leo L.; Blanton, Albert Bacon
Architectural styleRomanesque, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.01000450 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 2, 2001

Buffalo Trace Distillery is a distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States, owned by the Sazerac Company.[2] It has historically been known by several names, including the George T. Stagg Distillery and the Old Fire Copper (O.F.C.) Distillery.[3][4] Its namesake bourbon brand, Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon whiskey, was introduced in August 1999. The name "Buffalo Trace" refers to the ancient buffalo trackway that crosses the Kentucky River in Franklin County, Kentucky. The Sazerac Company purchased the distillery in 1992.[2]

Under its old name, George T. Stagg Distillery, the property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 2001, and designated a National Historic Landmark on March 11, 2013.[1][5]

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  3. ^ Lew Bryson. "Bourbon Company, Bourbon Man Buffalo Trace Distillery & Mark Brown". Malt Advocate. Malt Advocate, Inc. Archived from the original on January 20, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
  4. ^ "BourbonEnthusiast.com • View topic - 1872 at the OFC Distillery". www.bourbonenthusiast.com. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Secretary Salazar, Director Jarvis Designate 13 New National Historic Landmarks". March 11, 2013. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2013.