Very Olde St. Nick 18 Years Cask Lot No. A240 Rare Antique Handmade 115.3 Proof Red Wax Sealed Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 57.65% Vol. - very rare old bottling of a stunning Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey for the Japanese market!
This very rare and terrific 18 year old handmade Very Olde St. Nick Kentucky Straigth Bourbon Whiskey with the red wax capsule and a beautiful dark amber color comes from the limited Rare Antique Handmade Bourbon series and was bottled from Cask Lot No. A240 without addition of dyes and chill filtration at full strength 57.65% vol. / 115.3 proof. This exceptional bottling was probably produced in the late 1970s / early 1980s at the Stitzel-Weller distillery in Lawrenceburg or the old Heaven Hill distillery and comes from the exceptional series of excellent bourbon and rye whiskeys from the Olde St. Nick Distillery in Bardstown.
Very Olde St. Nick is a whiskey label under which bottlings from Julian Van Winkle and Willett were bottled and marketed exclusively for the Japanese export market in the early 2000s. At that time, the Japanese market was much more interested in rare and old bourbon and rye whiskeys and the demand was greater than in the USA. These old bourbon and rye whiskeys all came from the same sources as the legendary old Willett, Black Maple Hill and Stitzel Weller bottlings from this period.
In response to a question about Very Olde St. Nick, Julian Van Winkle gave the following answer on Straight Bourbon in the year 2000: Olde St. Nick was bottled by Even Kulsveen in Bardstown. He buys his whisky from Heaven Hill. The label was created by a lady in California a few years ago who sells my whisky in Japan. I used to actually bottle these whiskeys for her and they were shipped to Japan. But years ago I didn't have as much older whiskey as I needed, so she switched to Evan Kulsveen, who had the Heaven Hill supply.
Only very few bottles of this exceptional Very Olde St. Nick Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey have found their way to Europe and even at the special auctions of Bonhams, Krüger and Christies, this exceptional bourbon was almost impossible to find. A special piece of whiskey history and a rare expression for connoisseurs, discerning whiskey collectors and lovers of fine old bourbon whiskeys!
- Typ: Straight Bourbon Whiskey - Distillery Bottling
- District: Bardstown - Kentucky
- Vintage: approximate late 1970s - early 1980s
- Year bottled: 1995-2000
- Age: 18 years old
- Cask Wood Type: Charred New White Oak
- Cask Lot No. A240
- Alcohol ABV% 57.65 - 115.3 Proof
- Bottling Serie: Rare Antique Handmade Full Strength Bourbon Whiskey - red wax sealed
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml (consumer content 75cl / 750ml)
- Packaging without box
- Producer/Importer: Olde St. Nick Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky, USA
- Country of Origin: USA - Kentucky
- Unique old bottling and special collector's whiskey!
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