Old Pepper Distillery Whisky, Straight Bourbon

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Kentucky's oldest brand. Bottled-in-bond. The Pepper Distillery in Lexington, Kentucky was initially built in 1880 by Colonel James E. Pepper. He was the third generation to produce 'Old Pepper' whiskey, The Oldest and Best Brand of Whiskey made in Kentucky. It was there that Col. Pepper produced his famous high-grade whiskey, of which he was a flamboyant promoter. Indeed, legend has it that the Old Fashioned cocktail was invented in his honor, which he subsequently introduced to the world during his frequent stays in New York City. The distillery operated until 1967, when both it and the brand were abandoned for over 50 years. After a decade of historical research and renovation, the brand was relaunched and the distillery was rebuilt-filling its first barrel in 2017. Our limited Bottled-in-Bond releases are a special tribute to Colonel James E. Pepper, an instrumental advocate for the passage of the B.i.B. Act of 1897, which assured consumers of the standard of the whiskey in the bottle. In fact, the B.i.B. tax stamp seal across the cork of bottles was an adaptation taken from the strip label that Pepper had invented to seal his bottles against tampering. The first distiller in Kentucky to bottle his whiskey at the distillery, Pepper's trademark signature strip label was a guarantee of the quality within the bottle. www.jamespepper.com. Learn more at www.jamesepepper.com. 50% alc/vol. 100 Distilled & Bottled at the Historic Pepper Distillery in Lexington, Kentucky. Distilled & Bottled by James Pepper Distilling Co., Lexington, KY.