Blanton’s vs E.H. Taylor: What’s the Difference?

Updated April 2026.

Both bottles come from Buffalo Trace Distillery. They are not the same bourbon. Blanton’s Original prints 93 proof (46.5% ABV) and Mash Bill #2 as a single barrel on the official page. Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch prints 100 proof (50%), Mash Bill #1, and style “Straight Bourbon.” 100 proof is not bottled-in-bond by itself. Official Small Batch page does not print BiB. Allocated. No mash percentages or street price.

Related: Blanton’s vs Weller, E.H. Taylor Small Batch, bottled in bond.

Same campus; two dumps

Blanton’s Original E.H. Taylor Small Batch
Proof / ABV 93 / 46.5% official 100 / 50% official
1.5 oz drinks 1.16 1.25
Mash language Mash Bill #2 Mash Bill #1
Style Straight bourbon; single barrel Straight bourbon — 100 ≠ BiB

A 750 mL 46.5% bottle is about 20 drinks. Four 93-proof pours are about 4.7 drinks. Pour math: whiskey drinks.

Sources

  • buffalotracedistillery.com Blanton’s Original: 93 / 46.5%; Mash Bill #2; Warehouse H; style Straight Bourbon.
  • buffalotracedistillery.com E.H. Taylor Small Batch: 100 / 50%; Mash Bill #1; style Straight Bourbon. 27 CFR 5.143 / 5.88. Allocated — no street. NIAAA December 2025.
  • (27 CFR 5.88)

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