Auction company Sotheby’s recently unveiled The Rare American Whiskey Selection 1976-1982, a unique set of five prototype bottles created in the mid-1990s. It will come up for live auction on April 14th.
A statement from the auction house noted that this set represents some of the rarest American whiskey ever to be offered at auction.
These particular bottles were originally produced as the prototypes for the first collectable, ultra-premium U.S. whiskey series to exclusively feature closed distilleries in America.
- Old Quaker Indiana Corn Whiskey 21 Year Old Limited Edition Barrel Proof. 65% ABV. 1976.
- Stitzel-Weller Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Limited Edition 17 Year Old Barrel Proof. 53.5% ABV. 1980.
- Taylor-Williams Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Limited Edition 17 Year Old Barrel Proof. 56% ABV. 1980.
- George T Stagg Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Limited Edition 16 Year Old Barrel Proof. 57% ABV. 1981.
- Buffalo Springs Kentucky Rye Mash Whiskey Limited Edition 15 Year Old Barrel Proof. 62.5% ABV. 1982.
“Unearthing rare whiskeys like this is what makes auctions at Sotheby’s so special,” said Jonny Fowle, head of Sotheby’s Whiskey & Spirits. “This set represents not only the rarest bottles of premium American Whiskey ever to have existed, but a piece of storytelling that has never been shared. This chapter has been missing from the history books and I’m delighted that we can bring it to life.”
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For more information on the auction and the bottles, check it out here.
