James Stewart Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Anyone have any idea how a barrel gets a label with a fill date from a distillery that was shutdown long before fill date? I found a barrel head with "THE OLD JOE DISTILLERY CO" and a fill date of June / 6 / 1969. Could this be from a Four Roses distillery? Thanks in advance, James Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Best guess is they sold the barrel workout filling it.Or it was reused for something else, although then it's curious why they labeled it bourbon whiskey.Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbutler Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 This post might be of help: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 ^^^^^Nice looking barrel. Based on the stamp, there's no doubt that it was once filled with bourbon. FWIW, several distilleries often use old names on the barrels (BT still uses OFC on a lot of their current stock). A nod toward history, if you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dSculptor Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Hey, I have one of those bottles-- here it is: 1941 I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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