Van Winkle Family Reserve Bourbon Distilled 1970 Bottled 1984 #881 (75cl)

This is Van Winkle Family Reserve, a wheated Kentucky straight bourbon from the Stitzel-Weller era, in a 750ml bottle. It was distilled in 1970 at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville and bottled in 1984. This bottle is number 881. It comes from the Van Winkle family's independent bottling operation. Its wheated mashbill later became the foundation of the modern Pappy Van Winkle range.