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Bitter Truth 24 years Of.

69.2%

0.7L

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Quantity: 1 bottleObservations: 1 Slightly damaged wax capsule, 1 Marginally torn labelLevel: 1 NormalOrigin: private individualRecoverable VAT: noRegion: KentuckyAppellation: Bitter Truth
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Lot presentation

Bitter Truth 24 years Of.

The wine

The Bitter Truth 24 Years is an extremely rare and highly collectable rye. It was distilled in 1984 at the former Bernheim distillery and selected from Willett in 2008 by the The Bitter Truth, a German bottler today best known for its cocktail bitters and liqueurs. It was bottled at cask strength in 2009 without chill-filtration. A limited edition of 240 bottles.

About the Producer Bernheim

United States, Kentucky. Distillery operational. Owner: Heaven Hill Distilleries

The history of the Bernheim distillery is closely linked to that of the bourbon I.W.Harper, a brand registered in 1879 by the Bernheim brothers.I.W.Harper was until then produced at the Pleasure Ridge distillery. Its casks were stored on its site in a warehouse that, in 1896, burnt to the ground. This gloomy episode led to the birth of the Bernheim distillery, built in 1897 on Bernheim Lane in the south of Louisville. With the arrival of Prohibition, I.W.Harper was declared a “medicinal whiskey” and Bernheim was one of only six distilleries allowed to continue production during this period (1920-1933). When Prohibition was repealed, I.W.Harper and its distillery were sold to two merchants. Deemed too small and obsolete by its new owners, Bernheim was first closed and then reopened at the site of Max Selliger Belmont & Astor Distilleries, renamed Bernheim Distilleries. In 1937, the company was bought by Schenley Distilleries, who expanded and modernized the site. Schenley was in turn then bought by United Distillers (the future Diageo) in 1987. In 1999, Bernheim Distilleries was again bought by the Shapira family in order to set up their Heaven Hill distillery, which had been lost to fire in November 1996.

Detailed characteristics

Quantity: 1 bottle

Level: 1 NormalObservations: 1 Slightly damaged wax capsule, 1 Marginally torn label

Origin: private individual

Type of cellar: underground, natural cellar

Recoverable VAT: no

Original wooden case / Original case: no

French customs seal: yes

Alcohol percentage: 69.2 %

Region: USA - Kentucky

Appellation: Bitter Truth

Colour: amber

Viticulture: conventional More information....

Intensity: classic

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Bitter Truth 24 years Of.

The iDealwine Price Estimate(1) is based on auction results, using the hammer price of lots including the buyer's premium for the sale.
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Bitter Truth 24 years Of.
13,112
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