Updated April 2026.
There is no official best way to drink Buffalo Trace. already: flagship 90/45 NAS, cream 30/15. Count the pour, not a neat statute.
Trace: Buffalo Trace. Alt: Buffalo Trace alternative. Four: Buffalo Trace vs Four Roses. Basil: Basil Hayden vs Buffalo Trace. Keys: what are the 5 keys of bourbon. Ginger: Jim Beam and ginger highball. OF: Old Fashioned variations. Simple: simple bourbon cocktails. Bond: what is bottled-in-bond bourbon. Jigger: what is a jigger measurement.
Label vs recovered five
5.143 already: bourbon is a US class, coloring excepted, not KY-only. 5.88 already: 100 proof ≠ bottled-in-bond. EHT SB already Straight Bourbon, 100 proof ≠ BiB. BT already 90/45 NAS cream 30/15. 5%. IBA Old Fashioned already 45 mL ” IBA Manhattan already 50/20 + 1 dash. IBA Horse’s Neck already 40 mL cognac / 120 mL ginger ale Highball IBA Paloma already 50/5/pinch/100 Old No. 7 already 40/80 Tennessee whiskey, not bourbon. Knob Creek 9yr
Recovered 5-best ranking Recovered neat as #1 Recovered cigar / corn-chip pairing as a statute Recovered ice-ball BT leftovers already 2026 — not restaggered.
| Lock | What it is not |
|---|---|
| BT flagship 90/45 NAS cream 30/15 | A recovered neat statute |
| Bourbon US class | A KY-only lock |
| IBA OF 45 mL | A recovered 2 oz best-way IBA |
| Horse’s Neck 40/120 cognac | A BT ginger IBA |
| 100 proof ≠ BiB | An EHT SB BiB crown |
| 5% | A recovered white-dog statute |
Count the pour
1.5 fl oz at 45% is about 1.13 US drinks. A 750 mL 45% bottle is about 19 drinks. IBA Old Fashioned already 45 mL. Ginger ale and soda do not erase the ethanol.
Sources
- BT flagship 90/45 NAS cream 30/15. EHT SB 100 ≠ BiB. 5%.
- IBA OF 45 mL. IBA Horse’s Neck 40/120 cognac 5.143 US class. NIAAA Dec 2025.