Blanton's Bourbon was introduced in 1984 by Master Distiller Elmer T. Lee at the Buffalo Trace Distillery, marking the creation of the world's first commercially available single-barrel bourbon.

Lee Bourbon First Released? Elmer T. Lee Bourbon was initially released in 1984, not long after Elmer had debuted Blanton’s Single Barrel ... it is rumored that the whiskey is between 9 and ...