Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey

[Kevin]

Has anyone heard of W.H. Harrison Indiana Straight Boubon Whiskey. I have just caught wind of this, and want to learn more, but it probably hasn't left the boundries of Indiana. Its made by Tipton Spirits, Brazil, IN, their website link is below.

Also, I am well aware that Bourbon can be made in any state, but I thought that only Kentucky could use its name before the title Straigh Bourbon Whiskey.

www.harrisonbourbon.com

[Bourbon Boiler]

I had not heard of it either, but now I definitely want to try it.

[Josh]

Ah, Tipton, home of the world-famous Pork Fest.

If I had to guess I would say they bought this stuff from ADI in Lawrenceburg. It's heartening that they don't say they distilled this themselves anywhere on their websites or even imply it. Sure they're not distilling, but at least they're not lying about it either.

It sounds interesting, at any rate. Do they sell it where you work, Kev?

[sku]

Has anyone heard of W.H. Harrison Indiana Straight Boubon Whiskey. I have just caught wind of this, and want to learn more, but it probably hasn't left the boundries of Indiana. Its made by Tipton Spirits, Brazil, IN, their website link is below.

Also, I am well aware that Bourbon can be made in any state, but I thought that only Kentucky could use its name before the title Straigh Bourbon Whiskey.

www.harrisonbourbon.com

Good catch. Hadn't heard of this one. Hmmm, a Bourbon named after a president who served a whole month. What's next Millard Fillmore Bourbon?

Oh, and it's an often repeated myth that only Kentucky can use its name on the label. There is no such restriction.

[Kevin]

Actually I now work for a wine/spirits distributor...not the one that reprsents this brand though.

Would ADI be Seagrams?

I heard about it by word of mouth, not by any grand anouncement by the brand.

The bottle says "Aged less than 4 years," doesnt there have to be a specific age statement of the yougest whiskey in the blens if it is less than 4 years old?

Do you think they buy white dog and age themselves, or buy the aged whiskey, and as advertised on the label, bottle in Temperance, MI

P.S. I am less than eloquent, but I laugh that their description is "layers of subtlety" Subtle what...?

Ah, Tipton, home of the world-famous Pork Fest.

If I had to guess I would say they bought this stuff from ADI in Lawrenceburg. It's heartening that they don't say they distilled this themselves anywhere on their websites or even imply it. Sure they're not distilling, but at least they're not lying about it either.

It sounds interesting, at any rate. Do they sell it where you work, Kev?

[birdman1099]

I have actually heard of this but could not find any web facts to back it up. I believe they are actually distilling in Tipton Co. I was told it is the only Straight bourbon whiskey being distilled in Indiana.

I will actually be in Bloomington tomorrow. I will pick up a few bottles.

also, WH Harrison was renowned in Indiana as a governor, not necessarily a president.:cool:

[Kevin]

I luckily found, and bought a bottle of the Govenor Select, barrel proof (114), Batch #1

I have actually heard of this but could not find any web facts to back it up. I believe they are actually distilling in Tipton Co. I was told it is the only Straight bourbon whiskey being distilled in Indiana.

I will actually be in Bloomington tomorrow. I will pick up a few bottles.

also, WH Harrison was renowned in Indiana as a governor, not necessarily a president.:cool:

[sku]

I have actually heard of this but could not find any web facts to back it up. I believe they are actually distilling in Tipton Co. I was told it is the only Straight bourbon whiskey being distilled in Indiana.

I'd be pretty shocked if they distilled this. First, they talk a lot about Indiana on the website, but make no claims to having distilled it, don't have pictures or stories about their distillery, etc. That screams to me that their role is bottling; Second, I feel like we would have known if there was a microdistiller who had been around for at least four years making Bourbon in central IN.

LDI/Seagram's makes Bourbon so they could have easily bought it from them and bottled it.

[birdman1099]

I'd be pretty shocked if they distilled this. First, they talk a lot about Indiana on the website, but make no claims to having distilled it, don't have pictures or stories about their distillery, etc. That screams to me that their role is bottling; Second, I feel like we would have known if there was a microdistiller who had been around for at least four years making Bourbon in central IN.

LDI/Seagram's makes Bourbon so they could have easily bought it from them and bottled it.

Well, I can't disagree with that... The wording fits !!!

Kevin, where did you find the batch #1? I'd love to get one of those...

[MissinER101]

I have actually heard of this but could not find any web facts to back it up. I believe they are actually distilling in Tipton Co. I was told it is the only Straight bourbon whiskey being distilled in Indiana.

I will actually be in Bloomington tomorrow. I will pick up a few bottles.

also, WH Harrison was renowned in Indiana as a governor, not necessarily a president.:cool:

[birdman1099]

Bloomington....My old home town, is Big Red Liquors still in business?

[Josh]

Bloomington....My old home town, is Big Red Liquors still in business?

[dgonano]

An opportunity to call the bourbon "Old Tippecanoe" and they chose "Harrison" instead. Or they could haved called it "Old 32 Brand" in celebration of the number of days he served as President.

[birdman1099]

Old Tippecanoe wold have been a great name !!!!

well, I pulled the trigger on a bottle.

$56.99 + tax for "less than 4 yr" bourbon at 114 proof.:skep:

It better be DAMN tasty !!!!:smiley_acbt:

[Kevin]

They don't even do the bottling!!! It says on the side of the bottle that it is bottled in Teperance, MI...so do they just take 4 year old Seagrams and deliver it to our neighbors to the north??

I'd be pretty shocked if they distilled this. First, they talk a lot about Indiana on the website, but make no claims to having distilled it, don't have pictures or stories about their distillery, etc. That screams to me that their role is bottling; Second, I feel like we would have known if there was a microdistiller who had been around for at least four years making Bourbon in central IN.

LDI/Seagram's makes Bourbon so they could have easily bought it from them and bottled it.

[Bourbon Boiler]

An opportunity to call the bourbon "Old Tippecanoe" and they chose "Harrison" instead. Or they could haved called it "Old 32 Brand" in celebration of the number of days he served as President.

[cowdery]

It appears to have been launched about three weeks ago. Maybe they aren't lying about distilling it but they're telling plenty of other fibs.

Their claim "The First Indiana Bourbon Since Prohibition" is surely false. There were four distilleries making bourbon just in Greendale/Lawrenceburg after Prohibition. One of the brands made there, Old Quaker, was a major national brand. There was also the Park and Tilford distillery in Tell City. LDI, the likely source of this juice, is still making bourbon in Indiana and has been for more than 70 years.

It's interesting that TTB approved the wording "aged less than four years." I can see the logic. "Straight" means it is more than two years old, so the consumer is probably receiving enough information without putting a specific age (e.g., 36 months) on it.

I strongly doubt there was any "Indiana Oak" in the barrels. Their claim that "much of the oak used to make bourbon barrels is actually grown in Indiana" is surely false. Neither ISC nor Brown-Forman sources any significant amount of timber from Indiana and they represent about 99% of all whiskey barrels made in the USA.

There is both a Harrison Bourbon web site and a Tipton Spirits web site but neither one tells you very much. The Tipton site says the company is made up of people who used to work for the big liquor companies but they don't name a single name or give an address of where the company is located. What are they hiding?

The myth that "only Kentucky can put its name on the labels" dies hard. The odd thing to me is that it isn't even logical. Who would enforce such a rule?

[sku]

The myth that "only Kentucky can put its name on the labels" dies hard. The odd thing to me is that it isn't even logical. Who would enforce such a rule?

Exactly. It reminds me of the similar myth that only Texas can fly its flag at the same height as the US flag.

I'm guessing that as people get to know the rules of Bourbon and there are more and more non-Kentucky Bourbon, the idiots who have been perpetuating the "Bourbon can only be made in KY" myth, seeing that it is clearly not the case, switched to, "Well, it can be made anywhere but only Kentucky can have its name on the label."

[sku]

It's interesting that TTB approved the wording "aged less than four years." I can see the logic. "Straight" means it is more than two years old, so the consumer is probably receiving enough information without putting a specific age (e.g., 36 months) on it.

[PaulO]

I remember as a child being taken shopping at the main Big Red location when it was an A&P grocery store! I'm curious to hear how the Indiana Bourbon tastes. I don't think I'd be paying $50+ for something that young. I read about in the Star that a micro distiller in Indiana was making and selling vodka and gin. That may be unrelated. I don't know. Could this be like the new Michters?

[Josh]

I remember as a child being taken shopping at the main Big Red location when it was an A&P grocery store! I'm curious to hear how the Indiana Bourbon tastes. I don't think I'd be paying $50+ for something that young. I read about in the Star that a micro distiller in Indiana was making and selling vodka and gin. That may be unrelated. I don't know. Could this be like the new Michters?

[cowdery]

Could this be like the new Michters?

It's more like Templeton Rye.

I see from an earlier post that the barrel proof 'reserve' edition is $60. How much for the standard expression? I'll guess $40.

[birdman1099]

It's more like Templeton Rye.

I see from an earlier post that the barrel proof 'reserve' edition is $60. How much for the standard expression? I'll guess $40.

The 80 proofer is only $30...

so lets see..... 80 proof 4 yr old bourbon.... $30..... sounds right to me !!!:skep:

[cowdery]

Once again, the conversation here has inspired me.

[bourduc]

Once again, the conversation here has inspired me.