Spanning over 100 years in total, the auction will represent what’s described as a timeline of America’s distilling history, with the oldest bottling being an Old Overholt expression, distilled in 1908. Prohibition-era bottlings will include Old Mock, I.W. Harper, Harry E. Wilkin whiskies, and more. The auction will also feature some of the most highly collectible bottlings, including Pappy Van Winkle, Old Rip Van Winkle and Van Winkle Reserve.
The 1975 Special Reserve bottled exclusively for the Corti Brothers of Sacramento is another staple for the auction, as well as a variety of expressions from brands such as Four Roses, Wild Turkey, and Maker’s Mark. Other highlights in the upcoming auction include:
- Over 65 expressions of Willett Family Estate bourbon and ryes, including some which have been personally autographed by industry figure, Even Kulsveen.
- More than 40 commemorative decanters containing liquid from Stitzel-Weller and Michters.
- Several legendary examples of the famous A.H. Hirsch 1974 Reserve, including Van Winkle’s first Lawrenceburg bottling, produced on 26th February 1990.
- Highly revered bottlings of ‘Old Heaven Hill’ distilled before the original Bardstown distillery’s notorious fire in 1996.
- A very rare 1999 bottling of 16-year-old Stitzel-Weller bourbon produced by Van Winkle for the Twisted Spoke bar in Chicago, IL.
The ten-day auction will run from August 13 – 23 and follows Whisky Auctioneer’s sale of the ‘Heart and Soul’ of Pat’s Whiskey Collection last year, which secured mass interest across the globe and an overall hammer price of $485,625.
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