Old Fitzgerald Bottled-In-Bond 15 Year Old

Description

Old Fitzgerald Bottled-In-Bond 15-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Volume: 75cl | ABV: 50% (100 Proof) | Category: Premium Wheated Kentucky Straight Bourbon | Region: Louisville, Kentucky, USA | Maturation: 15 Years | Presentation: Iconic 1950s-Inspired Diamond Decanter with Luxury Collector’s Box

A Legendary Heritage of Wheated Bourbon Excellence

The Old Fitzgerald lineage represents one of the most storied distilling pedigrees in American whiskey history, originally registered in 1884 and famously championed during Prohibition by Julian P. “Pappy” Van Winkle, who cemented its reputation as the definitive luxury wheated bourbon. Today, Heaven Hill carefully honors that legacy at the Bernheim Distillery, reserving their finest stocks for this limited biannual Bottled-in-Bond decanter series.

Strict Federal Standards and 15 Years of Patient Maturation

Adhering strictly to the federal Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897, this expression is the product of a single distillation season from a single distillery, aged for a full fifteen years in a federally bonded rickhouse, and bottled at an exact 100 proof. Replacing the traditional spicy rye grain with smooth winter wheat in the mashbill, the extended fifteen-year slumber allows the oak and grain to marry into an exceptionally deep, complex harmony.

An Exquisite, Deeply Complex Tasting Profile

Old Fitzgerald 15-Year-Old delivers a magnificent, mature sensory journey that rewards patient sipping:

• Color: Deep mahogany with rich amber and golden highlights, reflecting a decade and a half of intense wood contact.

• Nose: Intensely rich, dark, and inviting. Waves of dense caramel, maple syrup, and baked apples open up to secondary notes of dried apricot, roasted walnuts, toasted cinnamon, clove, and elegant, seasoned old oak.

• Palate: Immeasurably full, smooth, and silky on the entry. The palate coats the mouth with layers of toffee, burnt crème brûlée, dark chocolate, and pipe tobacco, perfectly balanced by a steady undercurrent of sweet wheat grain and warm baking spices.

• Finish: Exceptionally long, warming, and refined. Notes of lingering caramel, vanilla cream, nutmeg, and dark cocoa slowly fade into a clean, structured, and satisfyingly dry close.

An Essential Masterpiece for Elite Collections

Housed in a striking, heavy glass decanter inspired by the brand’s historic 1950s packaging, the Old Fitzgerald Bottled-In-Bond 15-Year-Old is one of the most sought-after releases in modern bourbon. Whether acquired as a centerpiece for a high-end collection, gifted to an aficionado, or opened to mark a monumental milestone, it stands as a towering achievement in American whiskey craftsmanship.