Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, is known for a lot of things. It is the home to Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Blanton’s Single Barrel, Eagle Rare, George T. Stagg, Pappy Van Winkle, W.L. Weller, Col. E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch Bourbon, and many other bourbon, rye and American whiskies. And now, there is one more Buffalo the distillery can claim, the buffalo fish (Ictiobus cyprinellus).
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As the Kentucky River flooded the Buffalo Trace Distillery property, a new kind of visitor arrived at the distillery, fish. More than 250 lbs. of fish made up of more than a dozen species including the Buffalo fish, found their way a quarter mile inland onto the property. As the river began to recede, many of these fish were left trapped in newly formed ponds. With oxygen levels dropping in the ponds, it was time to take action to save the fish. That’s when students at nearby Kentucky State University waded into the muddy waters at Buffalo Trace to rescue the fish. All the captured fish have been moved to the university for rehab. After a while, the fish will be released back into the wild where they can continue their bourbon journey hoping to find their next unicorn.
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Source: LEX 18 – WLEX-TV in Lexington, Kentucky
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