{"product_id":"old-fitzgerald-bottled-in-bond-bourbon-quart-stitzel-weller-made-in-spring-1973-bottled-in-fall-1979","title":"Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon Quart Stitzel-Weller Made in Spring 1973 Bottled in Fall 1979","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistilled Spring 1973. Bottled Fall 1979. Quart format. Bottled-in-Bond. Stitzel-Weller. Old Fitzgerald — a 6-year wheated bourbon in the quart bottle format, produced at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Shively, Kentucky and bottled one year after the distillery passed from Van Winkle family ownership into the Norton Simon era.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Spring 1973 distillation date places this bottle in the first full year of post-Van Winkle production at Stitzel-Weller — the Van Winkle family sold the distillery in 1972. The 1979 bottling follows the Bottled-in-Bond protocol precisely: distilled in one season (Spring 1973), bottled exactly 6 years later (Fall 1979), at 100 proof, from a single distillery and single season’s production.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stitzel-Weller Distillery, Shively, Kentucky\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Bottled-in-Bond, Wheated\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDistilled:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring 1973\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBottled:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fall 1979\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eProof:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 (50% ABV)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Quart\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse all \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/collections\/rare\"\u003erare spirits at Wooden Cork\u003c\/a\u003e or explore the full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/collections\/old-fitzgerald\"\u003eOld Fitzgerald collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhat era of Stitzel-Weller production does the Spring 1973 date represent?\u003c\/strong\u003e The first full production year after the Van Winkle family sold Stitzel-Weller in 1972 — early Norton Simon era production, one year into the post-founding-family ownership period.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What era of Stitzel-Weller does Spring 1973 represent?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The first full production year after the Van Winkle family sold Stitzel-Weller in 1972 — early Norton Simon era, one year into the post-founding-family ownership period.\"}}]}\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"Old Fitzgerald","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42900717633607,"sku":"Scott","price":2499.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/0640\/2375\/files\/old-fitzgerald-bottled-in-bond-bourbon-quart-stitzel-weller-made-spring-1973-fall-1979-443_a3546abc-aa7d-49b5-b8ba-fd08305dc27c.webp?v=1782401117","url":"https:\/\/bourbonnest.com\/products\/old-fitzgerald-bottled-in-bond-bourbon-quart-stitzel-weller-made-in-spring-1973-bottled-in-fall-1979","provider":"Bourbon Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}