Batch 1 is forged entirely from the distillery's iconic low-rye mash recipe—the exact grain build shared with legendary companion series like George T. Stagg, separated fundamentally by barrel age parameters—distilled at DSP-KY-113 in Frankfort, Kentucky, and matured inside the wood-and-brick walls of Colonel Taylor's century-old warehouses. The 2012 vintage carries zero age statement and was packaged straight to glass completely uncut and un-chill-filtered.

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What proof is E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof Batch 1?

Batch 1 is bottled at 134.5 proof (67.25% ABV), uncut and unfiltered — the first E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof ever released, and the second-highest proof in the line. The label carries no batch number, so the proof identifies it; 134.5 belongs to Batch 1 alone, with a laser code beginning L12. The figure is whatever the barrels gave.

Is E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof Batch 1 the first release?

Yes — Batch 1, from 2012, is the original E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof, the release that began the line. It is the most collected of the batches, largely on rarity: early bottles seldom surface and command high secondary prices. Reviewers at launch found it young and very hot, with caramel, oak, vanilla, and dark fruit; at 134.5 proof it is the second-strongest batch the line has made.