Van Winkle's Lot 'B'

[cowdery]

I'm not as devoted to Lot B as some others, who may have a more definitive answer. The easiest thing to do is look at the age statement and add that number to 1992. For example, if the age statement is 12, 12+1992=2004, so anything bottled after 2004 is doubtful. You usually have a year or two of wiggle room, but that's about it.

There was no or virtually no overlap between SW and Bernheim. Pretty much one started up and the other stopped. Products like Old Fitz Prime and Old Fitz BIB probably became Bernheim whiskey after 1996, Weller Special Reserve after 1999, and so on.