I.W. Harper

[Hedmans Brorsa]

I believe they still own and distribute the I W Harper brand as well as James E Pepper, but both are export only. But the only American whiskey distillery they own is Dickel.

Does anyone know where Pepper is sold today? Japan as usual, or?

I have never seen it in Europe.

A lukewarm review appears in Murray´s bourbon book. That is my only relation to this elusive brand.

[barturtle]

I'm not sure where all it goes, but there seems to be a distributor in Bosnia that carries it.

[Hedmans Brorsa]

I'm not sure where all it goes, but there seems to be a distributor in Bosnia that carries it.

Well, there you go. Could never have guessed that.

I have to specify that when I´m talking about Europe, I usually mean Western Europe. I have never been to Bosnia and, to be quite honest, I´m not sure if I want to.

[barturtle]

I'm guessing that it's not bottled in the States, as it says bottled in bond on the label, yet is 43% alcohol.

[barturtle]

Did a bit more searching. It seems this brand is targeted in a small area. I turned up Moldova, Czech Republic, Hungary and Estonia.

One restaurant menu had it priced at less than half of Jim Beam

[ra18921199]

I have also been searching for I W Harper. Alas, to no positive end. I went to the website, http://www.diageo.com/en-row/OurBrands/AllourbrandsA-Z/ , http://www.diageo.com/en-row/AboutDiageo/ and http://www.diageo.com/en-row/AboutDiageo/OurHistory/ , and found nothing in the history of Diageo PLC to indicate that they presently owned or had ever owned or distributed I W Harper. I guess we have to keep searching for this apparent Holy Grail of bourbons.

[barturtle]

I have also been searching for I W Harper. Alas, to no positive end. I went to the website, http://www.diageo.com/en-row/OurBrands/AllourbrandsA-Z/ , http://www.diageo.com/en-row/AboutDiageo/ and http://www.diageo.com/en-row/AboutDiageo/OurHistory/ , and found nothing in the history of Diageo PLC to indicate that they presently owned or had ever owned or distributed I W Harper. I guess we have to keep searching for this apparent Holy Grail of bourbons.

If you look here you will find Harper mentioned

[bluesbassdad]

A Google search yields 321,000 hits. A few might actually be useful. Good luck.

Yours truly,

Dave Morefield