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Old Weller Antique Original 107 Brand 7 Year Old 2003

Lot: 6007737

Old Weller Antique Original 107 Brand 7 Year Old 2003

Winning Bid: £725

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Bernheim
Age: 
7 year old
Vintage: 
N/A
Region: 
Kentucky, USA
Bottler: 
Official / Buffalo Trace
Cask Type: 
American Oak
Bottled Strength: 
107 US PROOF / 53.5%
Bottle Size: 
75cl
Distillery Status: 
Closed
product Details

Old Weller Antique Original 107 Brand 7 Year Old 2003

William Larue Weller was born into a distilling family in Kentucky in 1825, and launched his W.L. Weller brand in 1849. Originally a rectification business (creating 'whiskey' using neutral spirit, colouring and flavourings), this all changed with the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897 and the death of Weller two years later. The company was left in the hands of the fiercely passionate Julian 'Pappy' Van Winkle I who, having steered it safely through the wreckage of National Prohibition, established Old Weller alongside the newly acquired Old Fitzgerald labels and the flagship brands for the new Stitzel-Weller distillery in 1933. It was produced there for over 60 years, eventually being sold to the Sazerac Company in 1999, who distil it at Buffalo Trace using Pappy's recipe to this day.

This is an early Buffalo Trace bottling from 2003, and still carries the 7 year old age-statement. As part of the deal when the Sazerac company acquired the brand, they also purchased a large quantity of wheated bourbon to bottle it with. This included Stitzel-Weller bourbon for the older 12 year old release, and younger casks distilled by United Distillers at Bernheim for these. The first Antique 107 to contain Buffalo Trace whiskey was bottled around 2006.

Bernheim is a historic Kentucky distillery. It was established by the Bernheim Brothers in the late 19th century, before passing into the hands of the Schenley company following the repeal of Prohibition. When Schenley were bought over by United Distillers in 1987, the distillery was rebuilt as the new owners looked to consolidate their production to a single facility. When United Distillers became Diageo in 1997, the new parent company were interested in bourbon, and sold the distillery to Heaven Hill.

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