Gillman
07-10-2006, 13:18
Hi Bettye Jo, got a question for you (if you are available these days, that's quite a travel schedule you've got). :) :)
I've got a full bottle of Henry McKenna 10 year old Single Barrel BIB. The whiskey is divine but my question is about the bottle.
On the base it states, embossed in the glass, "Liquor Bottle". Also, what seems to be the initials JG. Next to that, it seems to say 56A. Under the word "Liquor" appears a 9. At the bottom of the base, various single numbers appear in different spots, some almost illegible, as if the bottle has been around for a while (yet the whiskey was barreled 6/2/94, from barrel 278, so the bottling is recent).
Is it possible to know what the markings on the base mean (apart from Liquor Bottle :))? If these are any kind of secret of course don't disclose it, but if not I'm curious to know what the codes mean. Is there any chance this is old bottle inventory from 1956 (which would just enhance its interest for me)? It has a normal plastic screw cap assembly with safety seal, so this would seem unlikely, although some bottles from then were closed with metal screw caps which would fit on a bottle like this.
The whiskey is really good, caramel rich with good wood integration and not too much of the trade mark minty HH taste for some reason. It has a soft mouth feel too, a good sweet element, and a pleasing unity from the BIB. This is top quality and better than any HH I think I've ever had, it must be from the best honey barrels from old DSP 31.
Gary
I've got a full bottle of Henry McKenna 10 year old Single Barrel BIB. The whiskey is divine but my question is about the bottle.
On the base it states, embossed in the glass, "Liquor Bottle". Also, what seems to be the initials JG. Next to that, it seems to say 56A. Under the word "Liquor" appears a 9. At the bottom of the base, various single numbers appear in different spots, some almost illegible, as if the bottle has been around for a while (yet the whiskey was barreled 6/2/94, from barrel 278, so the bottling is recent).
Is it possible to know what the markings on the base mean (apart from Liquor Bottle :))? If these are any kind of secret of course don't disclose it, but if not I'm curious to know what the codes mean. Is there any chance this is old bottle inventory from 1956 (which would just enhance its interest for me)? It has a normal plastic screw cap assembly with safety seal, so this would seem unlikely, although some bottles from then were closed with metal screw caps which would fit on a bottle like this.
The whiskey is really good, caramel rich with good wood integration and not too much of the trade mark minty HH taste for some reason. It has a soft mouth feel too, a good sweet element, and a pleasing unity from the BIB. This is top quality and better than any HH I think I've ever had, it must be from the best honey barrels from old DSP 31.
Gary