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I came across a bottle of Very Very Old Fitzgerald Bonded 12 year old. It has been sitting in a closet at my parents house for 30 or 40 years. It is in a leather presentation box, silk lined with two shot glasses. The seal label says distilled in spring 1951 and bottled fall 1963. The label carries the signature of one Julian P. Van Winkle, Senior Proprietor. Haven’t opened it yet...I guess after 55 years there is no rush. What should I expect?
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Sell it online and buy some Bulleit.
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Sell it, drink it with friends, you can’t go wrong.
I would have to drink it!!!
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Sell it, some fools would pounce on that.
By a years supply of miller lite with the proceeds
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I'd like to have sip of that but since i can't, drink it!
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If this is comparable to prices on Pappy Van Winkle, with yours' pedigree I would expect $3-5k value to some fool.
What a cool find
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Sell it. It's good bourbon I am sure, but for what you could sell it for you, can buy a lot of good bourbon and still have cash left over.
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Broncos are officially the worst team in the nation this year.
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Heck of a find!
I'm with the others though, I'd sell. Worth a small fortune to the right buyer if seal is unbroken. Get yourself a custom rifle and a case of decent booze.
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This thread makes me want to drink.
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Heck of a find!
I'm with the others though, I'd sell. Worth a small fortune to the right buyer if seal is unbroken. Get yourself a custom rifle and a case of decent booze. Excellent Idea!
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I'll trade you the very warm case of PBR I found in the closet
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I think I will buy wifey a half gallon of Jack for Christmas.
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Take a picture of it and show us for gods sake. Hurry.
I don’t think I could open and drink a $5000 bottle of whiskey.
Last edited by Toddly; 12/19/18.
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Woof! What a find!!! Nearly akin to winning the LOTTO.. Heck of a find!
I'm with the others though, I'd sell. Worth a small fortune to the right buyer if seal is unbroken. Get yourself a custom rifle and a case of decent booze. For sure.........
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I came across a bottle of Very Very Old Fitzgerald Bonded 12 year old. It has been sitting in a closet at my parents house for 30 or 40 years. It is in a leather presentation box, silk lined with two shot glasses. The seal label says distilled in spring 1951 and bottled fall 1963. The label carries the signature of one Julian P. Van Winkle, Senior Proprietor. Haven’t opened it yet...I guess after 55 years there is no rush. What should I expect? Save It! I’ll be up there working on the ranch this summer! I’ll supply the ribeyes! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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Can’t get the photo posting thing...will try later this am
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I’d sell that schit in a heartbeat if some fool was willing to throw down $5k for it. Hell, anything over $1k and it’d be out the door!
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Pray the cork is still in good condition.
To be clear, it's 55 year old 12 year old Bourbon. It's not 77 year old Bourbon.
Let someone pay you way too much for it.
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