Old Fitzgerald 1849 10 Year Old Bourbon 750ml Stitzel-Weller Bottled in 1970

10 years. Bottled 1970. Stitzel-Weller production. Old Fitzgerald 1849 — the older of the two Stitzel-Weller era Old Fitzgerald expressions in the current Wooden Cork collection, bottled in 1970 when the distillery was still under Van Winkle family-adjacent ownership and producing the same wheated bourbon mashbill that defined the Pappy Van Winkle era.

Bottled in 1970 and distilled circa 1960, this Old Fitzgerald 1849 is now over 55 years from its original bottling — a time capsule of Stitzel-Weller wheated bourbon production from the distillery’s most celebrated era. Two years older than the 8-year Stitzel-Weller also in the collection, the 10-year 1970 bottling documents the extended-age tier of the Old Fitzgerald 1849 program as it existed during the distillery’s greatest period.

Properly stored bourbon in sealed glass maintains its bottled character essentially indefinitely. This bottle preserves 1960s Stitzel-Weller wheated bourbon at the exact proof and character it was bottled at over five decades ago.

Specs

• Distillery: Stitzel-Weller Distillery, Shively, Kentucky
• Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Wheated
• Distilled: circa 1960
• Bottled: 1970
• Age: 10 years
• Production era: Stitzel-Weller (Van Winkle era)
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• How does the 10yr 1970 bottling compare to the 8yr Stitzel-Weller also in the collection? The 1970 bottling is two years older and approximately two years newer in bottling date — both are from the Stitzel-Weller era, together spanning two age statements of the same production tradition. The 10-year at full Stitzel-Weller peak era represents the more mature expression.
• Is the Old Fitzgerald 1849 10 Year Stitzel-Weller 1970 still available? Yes — available now.