Photo libraries, in ascending order by bottling year

Col. J.W. Dodge 8yr Bourbon

This export bottle is interesting in that the side label was altered to show 90 proof rather than 80, but the front still reads “40 vol%.”

Photos courtesy of MaltMartin.

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Tags: bourbon, col. j.w. dodge

Dowling Collector’s Item 14yr Bonded, 1971-1975

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Tags: 1975, bottled in bond, bourbon, dowling, waterfill & frazier

Rebel Yell 6yr, 90pf, Wheaton Crystal Decanter ~1976

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Tags: 1976, bourbon, decanter, rebel yell, stitzel weller

Old Grand Dad Bicentennial Decanter, 86pf, 1976

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Tags: 1976, bourbon, old grand dad

Heaven Hill 8yr Bonded, pint, 1967-1976

Posted in Heaven Hill Brands
Tags: 1976, bottled in bond, bourbon, heaven hill

Very Old Barton 8yr 86pf, 4/5qt, 1976

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Tags: 1976, bourbon, very old barton

I.W. Harper Bicentennial “Barrel” Bottle, 10yr, 86pf, 4/5qt – 1976

We’re not usually that excited by decanters or novelty bottles, but this is one of the coolest presentations we’ve seen. The barrel is extremely accurate, even down to the stenciled top and bung. The box is nice and opens in a fancy way. Very nice!

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Tags: barrel, bernheim, bicentennial, bourbon, decanter, iw harper

Marshall Fields “Premium” Bourbon, 1976

Posted in Miscellaneous
Tags: 1974, bourbon, marshall fields

Old Grand Dad 86pf, French Export, 4/5qt, 1977

Interesting French export bottle with the label in French. Photos courtesy of Clark Baker.

Posted in Old Grand Dad
Tags: 1977, bourbon, national distillers, nd, old grand dad

Old Fitzgerald Prime 6yr, 86pf, 4/5qt, 1977

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Tags: 1977, bourbon, old fitzgerald, prime, stitzel weller

J.W. Dant “Charcoal Perfected” 10yr, 1977

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Tags: 1977, bourbon, jw dant

Rebel Yell 6yr, 90pf, with gift tube, 4/5qt ~1977

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Tags: 1977, bourbon, rebel yell, stitzel weller

Old Crow “Traveler” 80pf, 750ml, 1977-1979

Posted in Miscellaneous
Tags: 1977, bourbon, national distillers, Old Crow

Heritage 8yr Bourbon, 86pf 4/5qt ~1977

Photos courtesy of mimmotron

Posted in Heaven Hill Brands
Tags: 1977, bourbon, heritage

Old Forester 80pf Export, 700ml – 1977

Photos courtesy of MaltMartin.

Posted in Old Forester
Tags: 1987, bourbon, brown forman, old forester

Old Weller Original 7yr, 107pf, 4/5qt, With Box ~1977

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Tags: 1977, bourbon, stitzel weller, weller

Old Grand Dad Bonded, Quart, 1970-1977

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Tags: 1977, bottled in bond, bourbon, national distillers, old grand dad

Old Weller Original 7yr, 107pf, 4/5qt ~1977

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Tags: 1977, bourbon, stitzel weller, weller

Old Rip Van Winkle 11yr 94.4pf, 4/5qt, 1978

Note that the bottle was manufactured in 1974 but not filled until 1978. This was common with older-generation Van Winkle bottles. Presumably they would place a large minimum order for bottles and it would take several years to sell through them.

Posted in Old Rip Van Winkle
Tags: 1978, bourbon, old rip van winkle, stitzel weller

Heaven Hill 8yr Bonded, 1978

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Tags: 1978, bottled in bond, bourbon, heaven hill

J.W. Dant 10yr, 80pf ~1978

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Tags: 1978, bourbon, jw dant, schenley

Old Taylor 80pf ~1978

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Tags: 1978, bourbon, national distillers, old taylor

Benchmark 86pf Louisville, 200ml, 1978

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Tags: 1978, benchmark, bourbon

Old Fitzgerald 10yr 101pf Decanter, 1978 – Export

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Tags: 1978, bourbon, old fitzgerald, stitzel weller

Kentucky Bonded Bourbon, 4/5qt, 1959-1978

This was distilled by Willett, and although it’s marked as 16 year it was actually aged 19 years.

Posted in Kentucky Bourbon Distillers
Tags: 1978, bottled in bond, bourbon, willett

Old Grand Dad Bottled In Bond, quart, 1971-1978

Posted in Old Grand Dad
Tags: 1980, bottled in bond, bourbon, national distillers, old grand dad

David Nicholson Bonded Triangle Decanter, 1970-1978

Stitzel-Weller often recycled decanter designs for use among their different brands. This one is interesting in that it was used for the David Nicholson brand, which was then owned by the Van Winkle and McClure families but produced and bottled by Stitzel-Weller.

Posted in Miscellaneous
Tags: 1978, bottled in bond, bourbon, david nicholson, stitzel weller

Old Forester 4yr, 86pf, DSP-414, 1978

Photos courtesy of Chris Dion

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Tags: 1978, bourbon, brown forman, old forester

Very Very Old Fitzgerald 12yr, 1965-1978

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Tags: 1978, bottled in bond, bourbon, stitzel weller, very old fitzgerald

Benchmark 86pf, Quart, 1978

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Tags: 1978, benchmark, bourbon, seagrams

Old Fitzgerald Prime 86pf, 200ml – 6.8oz, late 1970s

Old Fitzgerald Prime 86 proof 200 ml – 6.8 fl.oz., circa late 1970’s. This bottle is sealed by a numbered red tax strip and stamp from the State of Wisconsin which establish the bottle as pre-July 1, 1985 or earlier. Dual-measure (standard/metric) date the bottle to the transition era, and absence of a UPC code more precisely date the bottle to 1980 or earlier. No apparent date reference can be found among the embossed text on the bottom of this bottle.

Posted in Old Fitzgerald
Tags: bourbon, old fitzgerald, prime

Old Rip Van Winkle 11yr 94.4pf, 1978

This bottle was distilled in 1967, before the sale of Stitzel Weller by the Van Winkle Family, and bottled in 1978 by Julian Van Winkle II.

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Tags: 1978, bourbon, old rip van winkle, stitzel weller

Old Fitzgerald 10yr 101pf Decanter, 750ml ~1978

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Tags: 1978, bourbon, old fitzgerald, stitzel weller

Old Grand Dad Bonded, 750ml, 1971-1978

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Tags: 1978, bottled in bond, bourbon, national distillers, old grand dad

Wild Turkey 8yr 101pf, 750ml, ~1979

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Tags: 1979, bourbon, wild turkey

Old Weller Original 7yr, 107pf, 750ml ~1979

Photos courtesy of Ted Doggett.

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Tags: 1979, bourbon, old weller original, stitzel weller, weller

Old Mr. Boston Bonded, Glenmore – 1971-1979

Posted in Miscellaneous
Tags: 1979, bottled in bond, bourbon, glenmore, old mr boston

Very Very Old Fitzgerald 12yr, 1967-1979

Photos courtesy of Eli Spitzner

Posted in Very Old Fitzgerald
Tags: 1979, bottled in bond, bourbon, stitzel weller, very old fitzgerald

Old Taylor Bonded, 500ml, 1971-1979

Note the sticker on the label intending to spin the change to metric as a postive. 5.6% larger than a pint!

Posted in Old Taylor
Tags: 1979, bourbon, national distillers, old taylor

Jim Beam 8yr Bonded Decanter, 1968-1979

We don’t usually post Beam decanters since there are so many and they’re well documented elsewhere, but this one is interesting in that it’s bottled in bond. Also of note, this is a perfect example of a glut-era bourbon, labeled as an 8 year product but aged for 11 years.

Photos courtesy of Steve C.

Posted in Jim Beam
Tags: 1979, beam, bottled in bond, bourbon, decanter, jim beam

Wild Turkey 8 Year, 86.8pf, ~1979

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Tags: 1979, bourbon, wild turkey

Wild Turkey 8yr, liter, 1979

Wild Turkey 8 year, 101 proof was the staple of the line for decades. Unlike many brands, Wild Turkey kept the age statement and higher proof for a long time, which led to its perception of high quality. The ages started to drop in the 1990s, and the proofs have only recently started to go down.

Posted in Wild Turkey
Tags: 1979, bourbon, wild turkey

Old Fitzgerald 1849, 750ml, 1979

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Tags: 1979, bourbon, old fitzgerald

Old Fitzgerald Bonded, 750ml, 1974-1980

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Tags: 1980, 750ml, bottled in bond, bourbon, old fitzgerald, stitzel weller

Wild Turkey Wedgewood Decanter, 8yr 101pf, 1980s

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Tags: bourbon, wild turkey

Dowling Collector’s Edition 21yr, 94.6pf, ~1980

Posted in Miscellaneous
Tags: bourbon, dowling

Very Very Old Fitzgerald 12yr, 750ml, 1968-1980

Posted in Very Old Fitzgerald
Tags: 1980, bottled in bond, bourbon, stitzel weller, very old fitzgerald

Berghoff 8yr Bonded Bourbon, 1969-1980

Although age stated at 8 years, this is actually 11 years old.

Posted in Miscellaneous, Old Rip Van Winkle
Tags: 1980, berghoff, bottled in bond, bourbon, stitzel weller

David Nicholson 1843 7yr Bonded, 1972-1980

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Tags: 1980, bottled in bond, bourbon, david nicholson, stitzel weller

Old Taylor Bonded, 750ml, 1971-1980

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Tags: 1980, bottled in bond, bourbon, national distillers, old taylor

I.W. Harper 80pf 4yo 200ml, 1980-81

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Tags: 1981, bernheim, bourbon, iw harper

Old Taylor 101 Proof, 750ml, 1980 ?

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Tags: 1980, bourbon, national distillers, old taylor

Wild Turkey 8yr, liter, 1980s

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Tags: 1980s, bourbon, wild turkey

Great Grand Dad 114pf, 750ml, ~1980

This bottle was most certainly the predecessor to the Old Grand Dad 114, though I had never seen it before. Although the bottle is stamped 77, I suspect this was from about 1980 due to the lack of UPC and both metric and ounces present.

Posted in Old Grand Dad
Tags: 1980, bourbon, great grand dad, national distillers, old grand dad

Eagle Rare 10/101, Lawrenceburg, 750ml, 1980

Photos courtesy of Kurt Suda

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Tags: 1980, bourbon, eagle rare, lawrenceburg

Medley Haller’s County Fair Bonded, 1980

Posted in Miscellaneous
Tags: 1980, bottled in bond, bourbon, medley

Very Very Old Fitzgerald 12yr, 750ml, 1981

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Tags: 1981, bottled in bond, bourbon, stitzel weller, very old fitzgerald

Old Grand Dad 114, Lot 5, 750ml, 1981

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Tags: 1981, bourbon, national distillers, nd, old grand dad

Very Old Fitzgerald 8yr, 750ml ~1981

Photos courtesy of Alexander Chiu

Posted in Very Old Fitzgerald
Tags: 1981, bottled in bond, bourbon, old fitzgerald, stitzel weller, very old fitzgerad

Old Fitzgerald Bonded, 1981 – 200ml

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Tags: 1981, bottled in bond, bourbon, old fitzgerald

Berghoff 14yr Bourbon, 90pf, 750ml ~1981

One of several special bottlings done for the Berghoff restraurant in Chicago. Some were bottled by Stitzel Weller, others by Van Winkle.

Posted in Miscellaneous, Old Rip Van Winkle
Tags: 1981, berghoff, bourbon, stitzel weller

Old Weller Original 7yr, 107pf, 750ml ~1981

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Tags: 1981, bourbon, old weller, stitzel weller

Eagle Rare 10/101, Lawrenceburg, 750ml, 1981

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Tags: 1981, bourbon, eagle rare, four roses, prentice

Old Grand Dad 114, Lot 1, 200ml, 1981

Photos courtesy of Michael Wagner

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Tags: 1981, bourbon, national distillers, old grand dad

Cabin Still 86pf, 750ml, 1982

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Tags: 1982, bourbon, cabin still

J.W. Dant Bonded, 1977-1982

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Tags: 1982, bottled in bond, bourbon, jw dant

Ancient Age 86pf Liter, ~1982

Photos courtesy of Chris Dion.

Posted in Ancient Age - Buffalo Trace
Tags: 1982, ancient age, bourbon, buffalo trace

Old Weller Original 7yr, 107pf, 750ml, ~1982

Photos courtesy of Carol Buckley

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Tags: 1982, bourbon, stitzel weller, weller

Eagle Rare 10/101, Lawrenceburg, 200ml Sample Bottle ~1982

Note the verbiage on the box indicating this was a “sampler,” and the unique numbering style on the tax strip.
Photos courtesy of Eric Washington

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Tags: 1982, bourbon, eagle rare, prentice, seagrams

Old Taylor 6yr 86pf, 500ml, 1982

Photos courtesy of Chris Dion

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Tags: 1982, bourbon, national distillers, old taylor

Benchmark 86pf, 750ml, 1982

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Tags: 1982, benchmark, bourbon, seagrams

Benchmark 86pf Louisville, 200ml, 1982

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Tags: 1982, benchmark, bourbon, seagrams

Very Very Old Fitzgerald 12yr, ~1982

This bottle shows the plastic box that the Very Old Fitzgeralds were sold in starting in the 1970s.
Photos courtesy of Steve Pendergast.

Posted in Very Old Fitzgerald
Tags: 1982, bottled in bond, bourbon, stitzel weller, very old fitzgerald

Old Grand Dad 114pf, Lot 8, 750ml, 1982

Photos courtesy of Colby Phillips.

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Tags: 1982, bourbon, national distillers, old grand dad

Old Grand Dad 114, Lot 9, 750ml, 1982

Photos courtesy of Kurt Suda

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Tags: 1982, bourbon, national distillers, old grand dad

Wild Turkey 12yr “Beyond Duplication” 750ml, 1982

The 12 year is many people’s favorite in the Wild Turkey lineup. It started with the “Beyond Duplication” bottles in the early 1980s, which was replaced by the “cheesy gold foil” label bottle in the mid-80s, then the split-label in the mid-90s. The export market got the Beyond Duplication and gold foil labels longer than the US market. Finally, the export-only version persisted in a few markets. All are top quality pours.

The original US-version Beyond Duplication bottles had a tax strip like on this bottle. The later versions with a gold capsule top are exports, generally to Japan.

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Tags: 1982, bourbon, wild turkey

Old Fitzgerald Bonded, 750ml, ~1982

Photos courtesy of Ted Doggett.

Posted in Old Fitzgerald
Tags: 1982, bottled in bond, bourbon, old fitzgerald, stitzel weller

Wild Turkey 86.8pf, 1.75L, 1983

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Tags: 1983, bourbon, wild turkey

Old Rip Van Winkle 10yr 107pf Lawrenceburg, ~1983+

Although the bottle date says 1980, Van Winkle was bottled at Stitzel Weller in Louisville until 1983 when Julian bought the old Hoffman distillery and started bottling in Lawrenceburg.

Posted in Old Rip Van Winkle
Tags: 1980, bourbon, old rip van winkle, stitzel weller

Rebel Yell 86.8pf, 750ml, 1983

Rebel Yell was a Stitzel Weller brand that was marketed to the South. It was generally one of the lower-shelf brands offered, but can still be a very good find.

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Tags: 1983, bourbon, rebel yell, stitzel weller

Maker’s Mark 90pf, 500ml, 1983

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Tags: bourbon, Maker's Mark

Wild Turkey 86.8pf, 750ml, 1983

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Tags: 1983, bourbon, wild turkey

Old Fitzgerald Prime 86pf, liter, 1983

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Tags: 1983, bourbon, old fitzgerald, prime, stitzel weller

Old Rip Van Winkle 10yr 90pf, ~1983

This was a Japanese export bottle; the wooden box was made and added by the importer.
Photos courtesy of ‘The Old Barrelhouse’ Australia

Posted in Old Rip Van Winkle
Tags: 1983, bourbon, old rip van winkle, stitzel weller

Old Crow 80pf Export, 750ml – 1983

Photos courtesy of MaltMartin.

Posted in Miscellaneous
Tags: 1983, bourbon, national distillers, Old Crow

Old Taylor 6yr 86pf, 750ml ~1983

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Tags: 1983, bourbon, national distillers, old taylor

Wild Turkey Commodore’s Chest 8yr 101 Decanter, 1983

Photos courtesy of Chris Dion.

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Tags: 1983, bourbon, decanter, wild turkey

Old Fitzgerald 80pf Bonded Export, 750ml, Early 1980s

Photos courtesy of mimmotron.

Posted in Old Fitzgerald
Tags: bourbon, export, old fitzgerald, stitzel weller

Maker’s Mark Limited Edition Gold Wax 101pf, ~1984

This bottle differs from the “gold label” version in that the label is the standard paper and it doesn’t have the plastic “S IV” mark, although it is still a limited edition 101 proof version. It’s possible the back label has fallen off, as there’s no bar code, or perhaps it was sold without one at the gift shop.

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Tags: 1984, bourbon, Maker's Mark

Van Winkle Family Reserve 16yr, 90.4pf, 1984

Posted in Old Rip Van Winkle
Tags: 1984, bourbon, old rip van winkle

Wild Turkey Flask Bottle, 86.8pf, 200ml, ~1983-85

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Tags: bourbon, flask, wild turkey

Van Winkle Family Reserve 14yr, 90.4pf, 1984

Distilled 1970, bottled at Lawrenceburg in 1984. Two different batches are shown here.

Posted in Old Rip Van Winkle
Tags: 1984, bourbon, old rip van winkle

Berghoff 14yr Bourbon, 90pf, 750ml ~1984

One of several special bottlings done for the Berghoff restraurant in Chicago. Some were bottled by Stitzel Weller, others by Van Winkle.

Posted in Miscellaneous, Old Rip Van Winkle
Tags: 1984, berghoff, bourbon, stitzel weller

Old Rip Van Winkle 10yr 107pf Lawrenceburg, 1985

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Tags: 1985, bourbon, old rip van winkle, stitzel weller

Maker’s Mark VIP Bottle, 90pf, 750ml ~1985

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Tags: 1985, bourbon, Maker's Mark

Wild Turkey 8yr 101pf, 200ml, 1985

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Tags: 1985, bourbon, wild turkey

Rebel Yell 10yr, 101pf Decanter ~1985

This same bottle design (and same whiskey inside) seems to have been re-badged for virtually all of Stitzel-Weller’s brands in the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, including Old Fitzgerald, Weller, and Rebel Yell. Decorative decanters were generally marketed around the holidays to be purchased as gifts.

Photos courtesy of Terry Traw

Posted in Rebel Yell
Tags: 1985, bourbon, decanter, rebel yell, stitzel weller