Buffalo Trace Distillery “Firsts”

To ship whiskey down the Mississippi River

To use steam power for distilling

To heat the warehouses

To use the "bung-up" method

To use reverse osmosis water

To commercially market single barrel Bourbon

American distillery to be named "Distillery of the Year"

Buffalo Trace Distillery “Onlys”

Using 5 whiskey recipes

Creating vodka entirely from scratch

With as diverse a range of aged whiskey

With more than 200 medals and awards in the last two decades

Still leak hunting

Four centuries of architecture

With organically grown corn in one of its products

Three different stills in the still house

Only distillery to be named both "Distillery of the Year" by Malt Advocate Magazine and "Distiller of the Year" by Whisky Magazine as well as "Distiller of the Year" by Wine Enthusiast Magazine.