22B shares the Stagg formula — Buffalo Trace's low-rye Mash Bill #1, distilled in Frankfort, Kentucky, with the grain ratio kept private. Drawn from the barrel and left unfiltered, it bottles at 130 proof, retaining the oils and body that chill-filtration would remove. No age appears on the label; estimates put it near a decade, and reviewers singled the batch out for drinking gently at its strength.

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What proof is Stagg Batch 22B?

The 22B label gives 130 proof — 65% ABV — barrel proof and unfiltered. The strength is taken straight from the barrel, with no water added to standardize it. Even so, reviewers widely found that 22B does not drink like 130 proof, opening and mellowing with a little air.

Why does Stagg Batch 22B mark a change for the brand?

22B was the first release to use Stagg's current year-and-letter batch naming: "22B" is the second 2022 batch — the two digits are the year, the letter the release in sequence. It came after the brand dropped the "Jr." from "Stagg Jr.," and the new system replaced the old running batch numbers that buyers had previously tracked by proof. Every lettered Stagg since, through the 2023 and 2024 batches, follows this convention.