Image
Food

A Gamble That Bourbon Can Grow Old Gracefully

A vault-like metal door seals the room where Buffalo Trace stores barrels it doesn't plan to bottle for decades at the company's distillery in Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 23, 2018. The American whiskey usually peaks much earlier than long-aging liquors like Scotch. But Buffalo Trace hopes its new climate-controlled warehouse in Kentucky can change that. (Aaron Borton/The New York Times)