Stagg is distilled and matured at Buffalo Trace in Frankfort, Kentucky, on the distillery's low-rye bourbon mash bill — the same recipe family used for George T. Stagg, though Buffalo Trace does not publish the grain percentages. It is bottled at barrel proof: drawn from the barrel and bottled without dilution to a set strength, which is why each batch lands at a different number (24D is 127.4 proof). It is also unfiltered, skipping the chill-filtration step that strips some texture and oils. The series is non-age-stated; the distillery describes maturation of close to a decade, but no age is printed on the 24D label.

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What proof is Stagg Batch 24D?

Stagg Batch 24D is bottled at barrel proof — 63.7% ABV, which is 127.4 proof — and it is unfiltered, as stated on the batch label. Barrel proof means the bourbon is bottled at the strength it reached in the barrel, without being cut with water to a fixed number. Each Stagg batch is bottled at its own proof, so 127.4 applies to the 24D release specifically.

Who makes Stagg, and how is it different from George T. Stagg?

Stagg is a Kentucky straight bourbon made by Buffalo Trace Distillery (DSP-KY-113) in Frankfort, Kentucky — the distillery once named for George T. Stagg. Stagg is a non-age-stated release sold year-round in batches, while George T. Stagg is the older, harder-to-find bourbon released once a year in the limited Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. The label was sold as "Stagg Jr." until Buffalo Trace dropped the "Jr." around 2021.