silverc Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I have been looking for a list of Abraham Bowman releases in order but haven't been able to find them anywhere online, including here. I have some info but it's incomplete. Does anybody have any info to add? Abraham Bowman #2 Cask Strength 18y 138.6 pr Abraham Bowman #3 Cask Strength 17y 147.5 pr Abraham Bowman #4 Port Finish 8yr 100 pr Abraham Bowman #5 Last Millennium 16yr 100 pr Abraham Bowman Coffee Finish 11y 134.6 pr Abraham Bowman Double Barrel 7yr 100 pr Abraham Bowman Vanilla Bean 7yr 6m 90 pr Abraham Bowman #12 High Rye 100 pr Abraham Bowman #13 Touriga & Merlot Wine Finished 100 pr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.B. Babington Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 about 2010 they had an excellent rye. I'll try to dig out a bottle to read particulars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.B. Babington Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 It's buried deep in boxes so maybe look a later date. This might maybe have been the first abraham bowman? It came out the same time they first released the regular bowman ($25?) and the better bowman ($45?) and then this at $69.95. I bought all 3 the same week. Right after they discontinued Fox. I found where I bought it late October or early November, 2009. Found stuff on internet that sounds right, maybe 9-10 yo 90 proof. It is/was super super good, much better than Handy. Very rich taste with lots of nuanced flavors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAGentleman Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Yes the Rye was the first Abraham that was released 9 years and 90 proof. I'll look at my bottles and update the list later today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAGentleman Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 15 hours ago, silverc said: I have been looking for a list of Abraham Bowman releases in order but haven't been able to find them anywhere online, including here. I have some info but it's incomplete. Does anybody have any info to add? Abraham Bowman #1 Rye 9 yr 90 proof Abraham Bowman #2 Cask Strength 17y 138.6 pr Abraham Bowman #3 Cask Strength 18y 147.5 pr Abraham Bowman #4 Port Finish 8yr 100 pr Abraham Bowman #5 Last Millennium 13 and 15 year mix yr 100 pr Abraham Bowman #6 Gingerbread Beer finished 7 yr 90 proof Abraham Bowman #7 Port finish 12 year 100 ppr Abraham Bowman #8 Double Barrel 7 yr 100pr Abraham Bowman #9 Cider finished 9.5 yr 100 pr Abraham Bowman #10 Vanilla Bean 9 yr 90 pr Abraham Bowman #11 Coffee Finish 9y 134.6 pr Abraham Bowman #12 High Rye 100 pr Abraham Bowman #13 Touriga & Merlot Wine Finished 100 pr See inline above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyrocklover Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 This is the rye that I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverc Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 11 hours ago, VAGentleman said: See inline above Thanks for the info, VAGentleman! Much appreciated. They did two different Port Finished releases? I had one of them recently at a bar in Roanoke and I was surprised to see it was the Port Finished. I didn't notice an age, but it was 100 proof, so I assumed it was release #4, but maybe it was release #7. Either way it was very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAGentleman Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Yep two different port finishes. The first one had the hand written label in dark ink, similar to the picture above of the Rye. The newer one had typed print in thin letters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 18 minutes ago, VAGentleman said: Yep two different port finishes. The first one had the hand written label in dark ink, similar to the picture above of the Rye. The newer one had typed print in thin letters They also had dates on it like the rye above that clearly distinguished the 8yo from the 12yo.. My recollection is that they were two different batches of whiskey as the start date for one was not the same for the other. The 12, which was released about a year after the 8 in 2013, was started 3 years before the 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAGentleman Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Correct the first was distilled in 2004 and bottled in 2012. The second distilled in 2001 and bottled in 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 They did this Barrel Proof Rye in 2011. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAGentleman Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 That was/is some of the best Rye I've ever had. I'm assuming thats from one of the two TPS Single Barrels PS? Those are the only ones I'm aware of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Comp Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 22 minutes ago, VAGentleman said: That was/is some of the best Rye I've ever had. I'm assuming thats from one of the two TPS Single Barrels PS? Those are the only ones I'm aware of Here is the other TPS bottled the day before and absolutely on some of the best rye. It's my longest opened bottle and haven't been able to bring myself to make it an empty one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flyer Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Back in 2010 when I realized my favorite rye ever was a one-of-a-kind limited release, I ran to every nearby Virginia ABC and gathered 15 bottles. I'm down to 9 of the rye now. But somehow I got a 2009-release 11-year Abraham Bowman rye in the mix? I'm not sure when they started the AB "project", but when I had the chance to spend a day with Truman Cox (GRHS), I got the impression that even the 2009 may not be the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmzungu Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 #14 is the Wheat Bourbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAGentleman Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) #15 Showed up briefly on the VA ABC website before being taken down. Gingerbread/Cocoa beer finished from Hardywood brewery in Richmond. Supposed to come out in October. 375 ml bottles only. $39.99 Edited September 23, 2016 by VAGentleman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namadio Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) On 8/24/2016 at 8:57 PM, bigmzungu said: #14 is the Wheat Bourbon Anyone taste this? I snagged a bottle in the VABC lottery (thank god for nice, flexible coworkers in Virginia that will go buy this stuff for me). Haven't looked at it closely yet. Need to open soon. I didn't like the coffee (not a coffee fan but those who liked it LOVED it), vanilla bean was meh, I thought Touriga & Merlot Wine was very good not overly sweet/winey, don't think I've tried high rye yet. Last time I was at the distillery I had missed the gingerbread cocoa beer one by a few days. They said that the distillery allocation sold out in under an hour the morning it was released at limit 1 per customer (used to be limit 2 on the 375ml bottles). They said some went to distribution but not many. I haven't seen or heard of it in any stores, VABC or otherwise. Edited January 12, 2017 by namadio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeTerp Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, namadio said: Anyone taste this? I snagged a bottle in the VABC lottery (thank god for nice, flexible coworkers in Virginia that will go buy this stuff for me). Haven't looked at it closely yet. Need to open soon. I didn't like the coffee (not a coffee fan but those who liked it LOVED it), vanilla bean was meh, I thought Touriga & Merlot Wine was very good not overly sweet/winey, don't think I've tried high rye yet. Last time I was at the distillery I had missed the gingerbread cocoa beer one by a few days. They said that the distillery allocation sold out in under an hour the morning it was released at limit 1 per customer (used to be limit 2 on the 375ml bottles). They said some went to distribution but not many. I haven't seen or heard of it in any stores, VABC or otherwise. The gingerbread cocoa finish was also a lottery item on VA ABC. I opted not to drive down to the distillery that Saturday and take my chances with the lottery. Unfortunately I missed out. Life goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namadio Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 1 minute ago, JoeTerp said: The gingerbread cocoa finish was also a lottery item on VA ABC. I opted not to drive down to the distillery that Saturday and take my chances with the lottery. Unfortunately I missed out. Life goes on. Damn I must've missed that lottery. Although I don't think I'm fond of the weird finishes most of the time, I like to try and make that determination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcljones Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Here are some updates to the list: Abraham Bowman Rye 11 year (1998/2009) 90 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman Rye 9 year (2001/2010) 90 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman Rye 10 year (2001/2011) 138.8 proof 750ml =================================================== Abraham Bowman #1 Rye 9 year 90 proof Abraham Bowman #2 Cask Strength 18 year 138.6 proof Abraham Bowman #3 Cask Strength 17 147.5 proof Abraham Bowman #4 Port finish 8 year 100 proof Abraham Bowman #5 Last Millennium 13 and 15 year mix 100 proof Abraham Bowman #6 Gingerbread Beer finished 7 year 90 proof Abraham Bowman #7 Port finish 12 year 100 proof Abraham Bowman #8 Double Barreled 7 year (2006/2014) 100 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman #9 Cider finished 9.5 year 100 proof Abraham Bowman #10 Vanilla Bean 9 year 90 proof Abraham Bowman #11 Coffee finish 9 year 134.6 proof Abraham Bowman #12 High Rye 7 year (2007/2015) 100 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman #13 Touriga & Merlot Wine finished 11 Year (2004/2015) 100 proof 375ml Abraham Bowman #14 Wheat Bourbon 9 year (2007/2016) 94 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman #15 Gingerbread Cocoa finished 9 year (2006/2016) 90 proof 375ml George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeTerp Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 On 2/22/2017 at 10:33 PM, bcljones said: With last night's release the updated list is: Abraham Bowman Rye 11 year (1998/2009) 90 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman Rye 9 year (2001/2010) 90 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman Rye 10 year (2001/2011) 138.8 proof 750ml =================================================== Abraham Bowman #1 Rye 9 year 90 proof Abraham Bowman #2 Cask Strength 18 year 138.6 proof Abraham Bowman #3 Cask Strength 17 147.5 proof Abraham Bowman #4 Port finish 8 year 100 proof Abraham Bowman #5 Last Millennium 13 and 15 year mix 100 proof Abraham Bowman #6 Gingerbread Beer finished 7 year 90 proof Abraham Bowman #7 Port finish 12 year 100 proof Abraham Bowman #8 Double Barreled 7 year (2006/2014) 100 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman #9 Cider finished 9.5 year 100 proof Abraham Bowman #10 Vanilla Bean 9 year 90 proof Abraham Bowman #11 Coffee finish 9 year 134.6 proof Abraham Bowman #12 High Rye 7 year (2007/2015) 100 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman #13 Touriga & Merlot Wine finished 11 Year (2004/2015) 100 proof 375ml Abraham Bowman #14 Wheat Bourbon 9 year (2007/2016) 94 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman #15 Gingerbread Cocoa finished 9 year (2006/2016) 90 proof 375ml Abraham Bowman #16.1 Sequential Series - 2nd Use Barrels 12 year, 5 month 100 proof 375ml Abraham Bowman #16.1 Sequential Series - 4th Use Barrels 12 year, 5 month 100 proof 375ml Abraham Bowman #17 Sweet XVI (Wheated Bourbon) 16 year 116 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman #18 Bourbon Whiskey 14.5 year 146.1 proof 750ml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeTerp Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Updated list to count for this upcoming Saturday's release #19. If any SB'ers plan on being there let me know as I'm looking to be there. With last night's release the updated list is: Abraham Bowman Rye 11 year (1998/2009) 90 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman Rye 9 year (2001/2010) 90 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman Rye 10 year (2001/2011) 138.8 proof 750ml =================================================== Abraham Bowman #1 Rye 9 year 90 proof Abraham Bowman #2 Cask Strength 18 year 138.6 proof Abraham Bowman #3 Cask Strength 17 147.5 proof Abraham Bowman #4 Port finish 8 year 100 proof Abraham Bowman #5 Last Millennium 13 and 15 year mix 100 proof Abraham Bowman #6 Gingerbread Beer finished 7 year 90 proof Abraham Bowman #7 Port finish 12 year 100 proof Abraham Bowman #8 Double Barreled 7 year (2006/2014) 100 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman #9 Cider finished 9.5 year 100 proof Abraham Bowman #10 Vanilla Bean 9 year 90 proof Abraham Bowman #11 Coffee finish 9 year 134.6 proof Abraham Bowman #12 High Rye 7 year (2007/2015) 100 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman #13 Touriga & Merlot Wine finished 11 Year (2004/2015) 100 proof 375ml Abraham Bowman #14 Wheat Bourbon 9 year (2007/2016) 94 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman #15 Gingerbread Cocoa finished 9 year (2006/2016) 90 proof 375ml Abraham Bowman #16.1 Sequential Series - 2nd Use Barrels 12 year, 5 month 100 proof 375ml Abraham Bowman #16.1 Sequential Series - 4th Use Barrels 12 year, 5 month 100 proof 375ml Abraham Bowman #17 Sweet XVI (Wheated Bourbon) 16 year 116 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman #18 Bourbon Whiskey 14.5 year 146.1 proof 750ml Abraham Bowman #19 Twice Finished 13 year 100 proof 750 ml 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeTerp Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Well they did a pre-release at a very limited distillery event last weekend (I really wanted to go but sadly missed out). Supposedly #20 will be out soon: Abraham Bowman Rye 11 year (1998/2009) 90 proof Abraham Bowman Rye 9 year (2001/2010) 90 proof Abraham Bowman Rye 10 year (2001/2011) 138.8 proof =================================================== Abraham Bowman #1 Rye 9 year 90 proof Abraham Bowman #2 Cask Strength 18 year 138.6 proof Abraham Bowman #3 Cask Strength 17 year 147.5 proof Abraham Bowman #4 Port finish 8 year 100 proof Abraham Bowman #5 Last Millennium 13 and 15 year mix 100 proof Abraham Bowman #6 Gingerbread Beer finished 7 year 90 proof Abraham Bowman #7 Port finish 12 year 100 proof Abraham Bowman #8 Double Barreled 7 year (2006/2014) 100 proof Abraham Bowman #9 Cider finished 9.5 year 100 proof Abraham Bowman #10 Vanilla Bean 9 year 90 proof Abraham Bowman #11 Coffee finish 9 year 134.6 proof Abraham Bowman #12 High Rye 7 year (2007/2015) 100 proof Abraham Bowman #13 Touriga & Merlot Wine finished 11 Year (2004/2015) 100 proof 375ml Abraham Bowman #14 Wheat Bourbon 9 year (2007/2016) 94 proof Abraham Bowman #15 Gingerbread Cocoa finished 9 year (2006/2016) 90 proof 375ml Abraham Bowman #16.1 Sequential Series - 2nd Use Barrels 12 year, 5 month 100 proof 375ml Abraham Bowman #16.1 Sequential Series - 4th Use Barrels 12 year, 5 month 100 proof 375ml Abraham Bowman #17 Sweet XVI (Wheated Bourbon) 16 year 116 proof Abraham Bowman #18 Bourbon Whiskey 14 year, 5 month 146.1 proof Abraham Bowman #19 Twice Finished 13 year 100 proof Abraham Bowman #20 Gingerbread #2 10 year, 6 month 110 proof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 These have gotten even harder to find locally and a bit like PHC are seemingly getting more expensive with every release. I have stopped looking and would likely only consider if it fell in my lap and I could try it first (which seems unlikely!). Didn't care that much for the gingerbread finish last time so not really looking for it this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Tot Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Ha I think I have two of the first gingerbread release still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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