Chris Stapleton, Buffalo Trace team up for new whiskey

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Chris Stapleton and Buffalo Trace have teamed up to release a new whiskey called Traveller.

The whiskey was unveiled on Monday.

“Partnering with Buffalo Trace Distillery and Harlen Wheatley feels like a bucket list scenario for me. Some things just make total sense – and this is definitely one of those things. Bottles from barrels that Harlen has cared for have been with us for every note we’ve ever recorded, backstage before shows and in all the moments we’ve celebrated along the way. I believe what we’ve achieved with Traveller Whiskey not only represents our shared history but also a common artistic vision and uncompromising standards of taste. I couldn’t be prouder of what we’ve made,” said Stapleton in a press release.

Traveller is 90 proof and characterized by notes of oak, sweet maple, tart currant and leather.

Born in Lexington, just down the road from Buffalo Trace, Stapleton’s relationship with Buffalo Trace matured while he recorded his first studio album, Traveller. It was during those recording sessions that he was first introduced to E.H. Taylor, one of the distillery’s other whiskey offerings, which soon became a staple in his home bar. Since then, Buffalo Trace has collaborated with Chris and Morgane Stapleton’s charitable fund, Outlaw State of Kind, for multiple fundraising initiatives.