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Very Very Old Fitzgerald 12 Year Old 100 Proof 1955 (1 4/5 Quart)

Stitzel-Weller

Lot Closed

March 15, 04:02:03 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 2,600 USD

Lot Details

Description

Very Very Old Fitzgerald 12 Year Old 100 Proof 1955


Distilled in Fall 1955, bottled in Fall 1967 at Stitzel-Weller Distillery, ullage: top shoulder, capsule worn, includes original red velvet bag


Old Fitzgerald was the flagship brand of the Stitzel-Weller Distillery, led by Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle. The whiskey came in a variety of ages, and in 1964, the same year he retired and a year before he died, Van Winkle changed the name on the whiskeys 12 years and older to Very Very Old Fitzgerald. The 12-year-old in particular is widely considered one of the greatest wheated bourbons ever produced, especially those bottled in the mid-1960s, such as this one.


1 4/5 Quart (oc)


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