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Twisted Spoke 16yr 105pf, 1999
Twisted Spoke was a Stitzel-Weller bourbon bottled by Julian Van Winkle in 1999 for the Twisted Spoke bar in Chicago. Bottled at 16 years and 105 proof.
Buffalo Trace Barrel Proof, 18yr 134.5pf, 1999
This bottle commemorated the five millionth barrel from Buffalo Trace. It was from a single barrel filled in 1981 with bourbon mash #1 and dumped in 1999; the barrel only produced 30-40 bottles, which were given to charities for fundraising.
Photos and information courtesy of Jeremy Esposito.
Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye “A” Lawrenceburg, 1999
The Van Winkle Rye reportedly started as a single-source whiskey, rumored to be Medley distillate. The remaining whiskey stayed in the barrel year after year until it reached 19 years old, at which point it was tanked in stainless steel and mingled with Bernheim (Cream of Kentucky) rye. This bottle would have been 15-year old pre-tank rye with all Medley distillate. For more info see the Van Winkle timeline.