tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506238478350135756.post9023979519065220134..comments2024-03-18T05:16:32.037-04:00Comments on Whiskey Obsessive: Wild Turkey: Then and NowRyan Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926999824540595625noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506238478350135756.post-51042862520381494952024-03-06T03:34:43.527-05:002024-03-06T03:34:43.527-05:00Thanks for sharing, whiskey glass bottleThanks for sharing, whiskey glass bottlewhiskey glass bottlehttps://www.vitglassbottle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506238478350135756.post-54188705601280929952015-01-19T01:31:16.508-05:002015-01-19T01:31:16.508-05:00I didn't start seeing bottles with the "#...I didn't start seeing bottles with the "#8" instead of the "8 years old" age statement in the Boston area until the late 90's -- 98 or 99 at latest. Maybe we just don't clear stock through our three-tier distribution system very fast, because, in the 90's at least, Bourbon wasn't as popular as it is now. I started drinking Bourbon in 1997, and was able to routinely buy the explicitly-8yo bottling (and had NEVER SEEN the no-age-statement "#8" until almost Y2K. Good for me, as I discovered it while I could still get the 8yo, which, IMO was better than anything after the changeover. Looks like they are BACK to an 8yo age statement on the label as of 2014, per a recent post/picture....I will have to follow up on that!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506238478350135756.post-66045052045758988482013-08-22T07:59:51.609-04:002013-08-22T07:59:51.609-04:00That fits with what I hear (early 1990s for the ch...That fits with what I hear (early 1990s for the changeover). Yours sounds like a good one.Ryan Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04926999824540595625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506238478350135756.post-21805537108697584512013-08-22T07:51:36.475-04:002013-08-22T07:51:36.475-04:00I have a bottle of WT 101 8-year-old, 750ml, bottl...I have a bottle of WT 101 8-year-old, 750ml, bottled in 1992 (printed on the bottle with black ink). This bottle has the proof statement printed in the middle at the bottom of the label, ABV to the left and age printed to the right.<br />I'm not sure for which country mine is bottled though, could be export. If not export then perhaps the "old #8" was introduced somewhere around 1993?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506238478350135756.post-89995878699390342642013-04-19T19:04:21.937-04:002013-04-19T19:04:21.937-04:00I could never figure out the year. Finished the on...I could never figure out the year. Finished the one in its photo, but one from the same case reads: 03 235 7 0409. The glass itself has a raised 19. Any ideas?Ryan Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04926999824540595625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506238478350135756.post-74946653325267750152013-04-19T16:45:28.795-04:002013-04-19T16:45:28.795-04:00Hi, nice side-by-side. I was just wondering what ...Hi, nice side-by-side. I was just wondering what year is on the bottom of the Old #8 bottle. I've seen one here, but the bourbon is much darker than what I see in your photo - it's almost black and there has been some evaporation (bottom shoulder). This bottle is a 93.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506238478350135756.post-30254333650694839332013-03-20T13:15:54.852-04:002013-03-20T13:15:54.852-04:00Thanks for reading and for the advice! The #8 is g...Thanks for reading and for the advice! The #8 is going into a 200ml bottle soon.Ryan Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04926999824540595625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506238478350135756.post-51567692402115281242013-03-20T13:03:24.965-04:002013-03-20T13:03:24.965-04:00Hey Ryan,
Excellent dusty find! Thank you for the...Hey Ryan,<br /><br />Excellent dusty find! Thank you for the side by side review! I'm very happy with your results. I find WT101 to be an outstanding drink especially at it's price point. It's good to know that there is quality whiskey being produce today that can hold it's own when being compared to the past! <br /><br />Keep up the good work. <br />Nick<br /><br />Side note: I had an inch of WT101 left in the bottle for a month or two, after I came back to it, I found the remnants had deteriorated faster than the Imperial Empire after the Death of the Emperor. <br />It had changed significantly and not for the better so I would advise to drink or decant any WT once you hit critical mass. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com