Eleanor 1870 – 750ml ; Chapter 8.2 Jerkum Finish

$50.00

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*We cannot ship whiskey to you. This online purchase will result in us holding the bottle in the distillery until you can pick it up in person. You can also send someone to pick it up for you as long as you notify us. There’s a legal limit of 1,500ml per 30 days for picking up bottles from the distillery. That’s the amount of 2 full sized whiskey bottles.*

The eighth bottling of Eleanor Bourbon. The eighth chapter of the story of Eleanor and Valentine Weiss dated 1870.

Details:
Class Type: Straight Bourbon finished in a Wine Barrel (Jerkum)
750ml
52.8% ABV
105.6 Proof
Single Cask
Distiller – MGP, Indiana
Entry Proof – 120
Cooperage – Kelvin Cooperage
Initial Age – 43 months
Jerkum Finish Age – 8 months

Tasting Notes 
Nose: Dark molasses and brown sugar, slight grain notes, orange zest icing, dark fruit, pepper and oak

Palate: Densely sweet citrus, black pepper, brown sugar, fruit, oak spice

Tasting Video

Eleanor and Valentine – Chapter 8
1870

Half the men of Franklin county died in the war, and the local economy fell apart. Times were tough and the Weiss hardware store couldn’t support both Napoleon and Valentine. A war buddy offered Valentine a position in his family distillery in Kentucky. If the job worked out, he would send for Eleanor.

His telegram arrived six months later.

KENTUCKY IS HEAVEN ON EARTH. DISTILLERY IS FLOURISHING. CAN MAKE A NEW LIFE HERE. COME TO ME, MY LOVE. WE’RE GOING TO BE WHISKEY MAKERS.

Read the whole story so far