Blanton's Single Barrel 286 Gold Edition 2019

Blanton's Gold Edition Bourbon Whiskey dumped on 6th May 2019 from Single Barrel #286, stored in Warehouse H on Rick 54 and bottled by hand at 103 Proof.
 

Blanton's is a brand of bourbon whiskey produced in Frankfort, Kentucky at the Buffalo Trace Distillery.
Blanton's bourbon was named in honour of one of the distillery's early leaders, Albert B. Blanton, who the company claims spent most of his life preserving the tradition of handcrafted bourbon. Blanton worked at the facility now known as the Buffalo Trace Distillery for approximately 55 years. In 1897, at the (very) young age of 16, Colonel Albert Bacon Blanton was hired as a clerk at the distillery.  As he grew older, he became very familiar with the distillery’s operations, working in every department.  He started as an office boy at the age of 16, and finally in 1921 he was in charge of the entire operation becoming President of the distillery. Colonel Blanton’s hands-on experience in all aspects of the distillery proved invaluable. His leadership guided the distillery through some of the most trying times of the 20th century.
The Blanton's brand was launched in 1984 under the guidance of t Master Distiller Elmer T. Lee, as the first modern bourbon brand marketed as a Single Barrel Bourbon.
The horse and jockey atop the bottle stoppers are now a recognized trademark of Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon. The rich heritage and tradition of horses in Kentucky parallel that of bourbon and is their way of paying homage to this Kentucky heritage.  Beginning in 1999 a collector's set of eight different stoppers was produced. The set features a horse and jockey in different strides and poses resembling the stages of a horse race, from beginning to end. Each stopper is marked with a single letter that spells Blanton's when the set has been completed.  The final stopper, marked by “S” always finishes the race in victory!