The year was 1994. “Forrest Gump” ruled the box office and Boyz II Men owned the airwaves. That same year, Buffalo Trace distilled a bourbon and rolled into its warehouse. And 25 years like “The Lion King,” that bourbon is back via a new O.F.C. Vintage release this fall.
This is the fourth O.F.C. Vintage release, and like the previous releases, the 1994 Vintage will arrive in a wooden display box containing a provenance card. Inside the wooden box lies a crystal bottle with real copper lettering in-laid in the bottle with a hand applied paper label. The label on the back of the bottle notes the milestones for the year 1994.
Of the four O.F.C. Vintage releases this is the third offered for sale. In 2016, Buffalo Trace released three vintage-dated bourbons, exclusively to non-profit organizations to raise money for their causes. Those bottles, from 1980, 1982 and 1983, were auctioned and raised nearly $1.2 million for a variety of causes.
Last year, the distillery released four O.F.C. bourbons, including vintages from 1985, 1989, 1990 and 1993.
The 1994 O.F.C. Vintage Bourbon is $2,500.
