Old Fitzgerald Bottled In Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

According to Heaven Hill’s New Zealand website John E. Fitzgerald’s original private label Bourbon was introduced in 1870 and soon became the exclusive Bourbon of railroad and steamship barons and was deeply integrated in the culture of the Old South. Around 1900 Old Fitz was released to the American and European public. It was one of the few whiskeys distilled using the pot still method. During Prohibition Old Fitzgerald was distilled under government supervision for the national medicinal trade. Pappy Van Winkle soon bought the brand for $10 000 and introduced the Whisper of Wheat to the original recipe. Diageo eventually owned the brand and sold it to Heaven Hill in 1992 which currently produces and markets it. 50% ABV 100 PROOF This is a Bottled in Bond (BiB) bourbon. To be labelled BiB the whiskey must be the product of one distillation season and one distiller at a single distillery aged in a federally bonded warehouse under U.S. government supervision for at le