Bottled in bond

[cowdery]

I understand the rules and Four Roses manufacturing process. What DQ's FRSB from being a bond?

[OscarV]

The official story about the proof has all the hallmarks of marketing fiction.

[cowdery]

I'm the first to say never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

[jburlowski]

I'm the first to say never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

I've tried that with my wife with only limited success.

[cowdery]

I've tried that with my wife with only limited success.

That's because no story is that good.

[shoshani]

The official story about (WT 101) proof has all the hallmarks of marketing fiction.

I've never read or heard it. I just assumed it always *was*.

[p_elliott]

The official story about the proof has all the hallmarks of marketing fiction.

[cowdery]

It's part of the same story. The members of the wild turkey shoot enjoyed the whiskey so much the guy from Austin Nichols checked the books to see what the specifications were and it was 8 years old and 101 proof.

Serendipity is a popular device in mythology.

[smokinjoe]

It's part of the same story. The members of the wild turkey shoot enjoyed the whiskey so much the guy from Austin Nichols checked the books to see what the specifications were and it was 8 years old and 101 proof.

Serendipity is a popular device in mythology.

Was the original Wild Turkey 101 age stated at 8 years?

[cowdery]

Was the original Wild Turkey 101 age stated at 8 years?

Yes. That's what it was until the early 1990s, about 50 years.