A.H. Hirsch 16yr?

[cowdery]

You probably won't find one for less so if you want it, you probably won't have a better opportunity. I stopped at about $80 but I just looked the other day to see what I have and I only have two bottles. I wish I had more, but not for $200.

If this tells you anything, I probably wouldn't sell the two I have for $200 each if I had the opportunity.

I would do this. Figure out how much you would pay and make the guy an offer. If it has been there a long time, you might be surprised. If it's still there in 6 months, try again.

[tigerlam92]

Agreed that at $200, that is the current price (have seen higher) and that you should probably make an offer for it since it's been there for a while.

In one case, I actually went and bought three bottles but when I sampled this gold foil, it wasn't what I really liked and so actually returned two of them. I favor profiles of maple syrup, caramel, nice nose, little to no burn with a nice finish; therefore, I highly favor all things SW and Van Winkle. The gold foil AH Hirsch 16 was not that great for me though. It has a little more burn and not as mild and balance as I was expecting. But for some people this is a great plus.

I am glad I had a chance to taste a little of history and do still have one in my bunker.

Cheers

--Hugh

[chefnash51]

If this tells you anything, I probably wouldn't sell the two I have for $200 each if I had the opportunity.

I would do this. Figure out how much you would pay and make the guy an offer. If it has been there a long time, you might be surprised. If it's still there in 6 months, try again.

That's a good idea. In the end I know I will kick myself if I don't get it so might as well make an offer and see what happens. Thanks Chuck.

[chefnash51]

I am glad I had a chance to taste a little of history and do still have one in my bunker.

Cheers

--Hugh

That's kinda what I'm thinking.

[jburlowski]

I was reading the new issue of Imbibe Magazine (March/April 2011). In it is a question about AHH. In the reply, which is from Henry Preiss of Preiss Imports, he states the "we will resurrect the A.H. Hirsch label when we start distilling the product ourselves later this year."

I couldn't find anything about this on the Preiss website. I'm skeptical that they could produce anything up to the quality of AHH 16. But I'm always interested in new producers.

Does anybody know if this is for real?

[sku]

I was reading the new issue of Imbibe Magazine (March/April 2011). In it is a question about AHH. In the reply, which is from Henry Preiss of Preiss Imports, he states the "we will resurrect the A.H. Hirsch label when we start distilling the product ourselves later this year."

Well, as far as I know Preiss doesn't own a distillery, so I'm not sure what that means, other than they will slap the label on some other product as they do with their current Hirsch (without the AH) label.

[cowdery]

I laughed when I read that about Preiss. The last time I talked to someone there, which was a couple years ago, they told me they probably would not use "A. H. Hirsch" again but would and have used just plain "Hirsch" on many products.

But that doesn't mean they couldn't revive A. H. Hirsch. They do own the necessary rights. The assignment of the right to use the name was a handwritten note from Mrs. Hirsch, but it was pretty much unrestricted.

If they choose to use it again, the word "scam" will be hard to resist.

[squire]

Chuck if they're that brassy they'll probably try to pull in the Mitcher history as well.

[p_elliott]

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If they choose to use it again' date=' the word "scam" will be hard to resist.

Don't hold back chuck tell us how you really feel :slappin:

[cowdery]

They effectively can't since Chatham Imports owns the Michter's name. Hirsch's personal connection to Mitchers was limited, so they can't do it that way either. Hirsch was an executive whose specialty seems to have been finance, so about all they really have to leverage is the legend of the A. H. Hirsch bourbon.

[White Dog]

Could it be that Preiss is speaking to when the Kulsveens may actually distill something for the Hirsch label via contract? This would obviously be something seperate from the Michter's distilled "A.H. Hirsch" bottlings, but also different from all the other sourced Hirsch bottlings, in that it would be made to spec. This may be crazy, but just thinking out loud.:skep:

[cowdery]

Henry Preiss is a good businessman. He doesn't believe in fairies.

I doubt they have any intention of 'making' something called A. H. Hirsch bourbon. I don't believe the statement quoted in Imbibe was ever made. I suspect it was misconstrued. Who wrote the story?

[jburlowski]

Henry Preiss is a good businessman. He doesn't believe in fairies.

I doubt they have any intention of 'making' something called A. H. Hirsch bourbon. I don't believe the statement quoted in Imbibe was ever made. I suspect it was misconstrued. Who wrote the story?

It wasn't contained in a "story" as such. It's in a column called Distilled and sub-titled Your Questions, Expert Answers (p24). The "question" is about the remaining supply of Hirsch whiskey. The "answer" is attributed to "Henry Preiss, Preiss Imports". It relates the history of the AHH whiskey. At the end, it states that Preiss Imports "secures selected stocks of exceptional North American whiskies that are bottled under the Hirsch Selection label, and we will again resurrect the A.H. Hirsch Reserve label when we start distilling the product ourselves later this year."

It's impossible to tell if Preiss literally wrote the answer or (more likely, I'd guess) someone from the magazine wrote / edited it.