
Sean Purce
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United States, Bourbon
Distilled in the spring and fall of 1989 and bottled after 25 years of ageing, they are the oldest barrels ever bottled from the old family distillery.
The barrels were stored for years on the lower floors in the 1935 built metal clad warehouse in Shively, Kentucky, which has helped to preserve the sweet, mellow notes of the Van Winkle family's legendary wheated bourbon recipe. In 2014, the 11 barrels were moved into stainless steel tanks to preserve the elegant, yet rich flavor profile.
A beautiful wooden case, designed in collaboration with Heritage Handcrafted, experts in repurposing used bourbon barrels, holds the classically styled Glencairn Crystal Studio decanter engraved, individually numbered, and finished with a silver stopper. This is bottle 283 of 710.