Kentucky

This Old Grand-Dad, released in February 1991, was still distilled at the Old Grand-Dad distillery in Frankfort, oen of the last years one could still buy proper Old Grand-Dad bourbon. After 1991 the recipe was changed according to Beam specifications and that certainly wasn’t a upgrade, to say the least.

Old Grand-Dad 114 Barrel Proof Lot No.18 was produced exclusively for the Japanese market using a replica of the National Distillers era label. This is considered to be one of the very best bourbons ever produced…..

This 10-year old Very Rare Old Heaven Hill Bourbon was bottled for the Japanese market at the end of the 1970’s.

This 21-year old Ultra Premium Bourbon was bottled especially for the Japanese market, back in the old days during when the Japanese had an appetite for aged Bourbon, unlike the rest of the  world.

This 8-year old Heaven Hill Bourbon was bottled for the Japanese market in the 1980’s.

Rare Perfection 21 years old Bourbon, bottled by Kentucky Bourbon Distillers at Willett.  The Rare Perfection range is exclusive to the Japanese market.

Spring River is a label produced by Heaven Hill in the 1990s.

Charcoal filtered and 15 years old, this particular bottle was filled in 1997, meaning the bourbon has been distilled around 1982 at the original Heaven Hill distillery in Bardstown. The distillery burned down the year before in 1996, with the company moving into the refurbi...

This is batch #1 of That-Boutique Whisky Company Heaven Hill’s, a 9-year old American whiskey. This is a limited release of 1711 bottles.

Very Olde St. Nick Estate Reserve 8 years was created especially for the Japanese market, bottled in the 1990’s at the Willett distillery with old stocks sourced from Stitzel-Weller.

Very Olde St. Nick Ancient Cask Lot No.12 was created especially for the Japanese market. This Bourbon was distilled between 1980 and 1985 and bottled some 10-15 years later.

Very Olde St. Nick Ancient Cask Lot No.15 is a special release exclusively for Japan.

Very Olde St. Nick Antique Barrel Single Batch lot #02, 12 years old, bottled for Japan.

This Very Olde St. Nick Very Rare Ancient Barrel Strength, 25 years old, was handmade December 19, 1973 and bottled at the Olde St. Nick Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky February 29, 1999. This is the oldest expression bottled by the distillery, one of just 3 different releases.

This Very Very Old Fitzgerald 12 years, distilled at Stitzel Weller, was barreled in 1957 and bottled in 1970 for the Italian market.

This Virgin Bourbon was aged 15 years and bottled at 101 proof around 2012, there is a possibility that this bottle contains bourbon produced on the rented stills at Jim Beam or Brown Forman in the intervening years between 1996 and 1999.

Wild Turkey 12 years is one of the most sought-after Bourbon’s on the market. This is the final release, bottled for the Japanese market. Wild Turkey 12 years 101 proof was discontinued in 2013.