A family finds a rare, unopened whiskey hidden in their Dad's house. It happens to be one of the most historic, best, and expensive bourbons ever bottled - A.H. Hirsch Reserve 1974 16 Year Old Bourbon / First Release. And you can be part of this bottle's history. Subdivided whiskey into 19 replica gift shots for friends. The family divided the bourbon into 19 replica shots and gave them to friends as gifts. One of their friends, Philip Dutton, is raffling his gift pour to support his favorite charity and their educational activities - Sumner Hall in Chestertown, Maryland. In addition to the shot of Hirsch whiskey, the winner will receive a copy of Charles K. Cowdery’s book, The Best Bourbon You’ll Never Taste, donated by Neyah White, purveyor of fine spirits at The Bottle Shop in Chestertown, MD and spirits expert. "The Best Bourbon You'll Never Taste" by Charles K Cowdery. Sumner Hall is located in historic Chestertown on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. It is one of two existing African American G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) buildings still standing in the United States. Built circa 1908 and fully restored in 2014, it serves today as a museum, educational site, performance stage, social hall, and gallery. Sumner Hall is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, funded by donations and memberships.
The Prize
One Ounce Tasting and Book
One Ounce Pour of A.H. Hirsch Reserve 1974 16 Year Old Bourbon / First Release "BLUE WAX" and the book "The Best Bourbon You'll Never Taste" by Charles K Cowdery.
A legendary bottle of bourbon - and this is your chance to taste history One Ounce Pour of A.H. Hirsch Reserve 1974 16 Year Old Bourbon / First Release "BLUE WAX" Distilled in 1974, this bourbon is bottled from a single 400-barrel batch commissioned by Adolph Hirsch and distilled under contract at Bomberger's distillery, just outside Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania (The home of Michter's whisky).
This is the first bottling, from 1991, produced and marketed by Julian Van Winkle III in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, referred to in inner circles as the 'blue wax'. Responsibility for the later bottle was undertaken by Buffalo Trace in Frankfort, Kentucky, due to the acquisition of Pappy Van Winkle by Sazerac.
In his book Cowdery refers to the bourbon as one of the "best whiskeys I've ever tasted."
Mash bill contains 75% corn, 13% rye, and 12% malted barley.
