Very Olde St. Nick Believe 21 Year Bourbon 118.6 Proof

118.6 proof. 21 years. Believe. Very Olde St. Nick — the oldest named expression currently in the Wooden Cork VOSN collection, a 21-year bourbon at 118.6 proof from the Hirsch family’s independent bottling program that sits above the 17-year True Religion (127.2) and Unicorn Cask (107.8) in age but between them in proof.

The ‘Believe’ name carries meaning within the VOSN program’s philosophy — the Hirsch family’s conviction that the oldest, most carefully aged Kentucky bourbon deserves to be presented without compromise. At 21 years, this expression draws on spirit distilled approximately 2003–2004 and has spent over two full decades developing the deep leather, dried fruit, and worn oak character that only extended Kentucky rickhouse maturation can produce.

The Very Olde St. Nick program was created by the same Hirsch family behind the legendary A.H. Hirsch Reserve 16 Year — the Pennsylvania-distilled rye that became one of the most mythologized American whiskeys in collector history. The VOSN program applies that same curatorial standard to Kentucky straight bourbon, with the 21-year Believe as the current apex expression.

Specs

• Producer: Very Olde St. Nick (Hirsch family)
• Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Age: 21 years
• Proof: 118.6 (59.3% ABV)
• Named release: Believe
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• How does Believe compare to the other VOSN expressions in stock? Believe (21yr, 118.6 proof) is the oldest VOSN in the collection. The 17-year True Religion (127.2) and Unicorn Cask (107.8) are four years younger. Believe is the age apex of the current VOSN collection.
• What is the Hirsch family connection to A.H. Hirsch Reserve? The same Hirsch family that curated the legendary A.H. Hirsch Reserve 16 Year Pennsylvania rye created the VOSN program — applying the same philosophy of sourcing and presenting the oldest available Kentucky straight bourbon without compromise.