Van Winkle Family Reserve Bourbon Distilled 1970 Bottled 1984 #942

Van Winkle Family Reserve Bourbon, Distilled 1970, Bottled 1984, Bottle #942 — a Stitzel-Weller era wheated bourbon bottled at the peak of the Van Winkle family’s independent operation. Distilled at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky from the wheated mashbill that would later become the foundation of the modern Pappy Van Winkle program.

The 1970 distillate and 1984 bottling places this in the Van Winkle family’s independent era — wheated bourbon from Stitzel-Weller stocks bottled before the ORVW/Pappy Van Winkle program that began in the late 1980s and 1990s. Bottle #942 from the same 1970 distillation year as the A-series bottles also documented in the Wooden Cork collection.

Specs

• Distillery: Stitzel-Weller, Louisville, Kentucky
• Distilled: 1970
• Bottled: 1984
• Bottle: #942
• Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Wheated
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What era is the 1970/1984 Van Winkle from? The 1970 distillate and 1984 bottling is from the Van Winkle family’s independent operation — pre-ORVW, pre-Buffalo Trace. Stitzel-Weller wheated bourbon from the distillery’s most celebrated era.
• Is Bottle #942 still available? Yes — available now.