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A H Hirsch 1974 Reserve 16 Year Old Gold Foil Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750ml Bottle

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A. H. Hirsch
1974 Reserve 16 Year Old Gold Foil Straight Bourbon Whiskey
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1974 Reserve 16 Year Old Gold Foil Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750ml
Aged to perfection and with a history that's as warming as its unique blend, you can taste the pure character of A.H Hirsch Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey in every drop. The tale began in the spring of 1974 when a batch of bourbon was 'rescued' from a small distillery near Scharfferstown, Pennsylvania after the distillery ceased trading. Some were sold immediately, whilst the remainder was kept in Kentucky to continue aging. Fifteen years later, Adolph Hirsch, a former director of Schenley Distillers, discovered the batch. Recognizing the quality of the bourbon, now with 15 years of maturity, he acquired all 400 barrels, translating into only 4,244 cases, and gave it his name. Unique with its rarity, refined in its taste, and rich with history - this is A.H Hirsch Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey.
Beverage type:
Whiskey
Alcohol Level:
45.8%
Bottle size:
750ml bottle Single
Product Origin:
Kentucky
Expert Rating:
94
UPC code:
087229150006
Tastes like:
Caramel
Vanilla
Honey
Oak
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About the brand
A quick summation offers that the bourbon was dried in early 1974, at what could eventually be known as the Michter's Distillery close Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania. Adolph Hirsch commissioned the whiskey at a single 400-barrel batch. It was the standard bourbon recipe used in the distillery by master distiller Dick Stoll, who discovered it, and also his commerce, under Everett Beam. The bourbon had a mash bill of 75% corn, 13% rye, and 12% malted barley. When the distillery faced insolvency, this bourbon, that had already been obsolete for much longer than was standard or average, had never been put to use. Gordon Hue acquired it in 1989, and'd Julian Van Winkle III bottle the brand -- A.H. Hirsch Reserve. Quite a few different ages were released, with the very first bottling of a 16 Year Old being in 1991. The labels from this variant will state bottled in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, and are known as the"blue wax" A.H. Hirsch, whereas the 2003 bottling says Frankfort, Kentucky, and is known as the"gold foil" bottling. Hue claimed ownership of this brand, selling it from his own store and mainly to the Japanese market. Henry Preiss of Preiss Imports then eventually acquired the newest, also was responsible for the"gold foil" discharge and the decanter bottling which followed.
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Finding such an elusive bottle of Hirsch absolutely made my year!
Posted on Feb 21st, 2022
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Tasting Notes
Nose
Toffee, dried fruit and flint.
Taste
Burnt caramel, vanilla, waxy honeycomb and toasted oak.
Finish
Well-rounded, spicy, peppery
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