Bourbon de Luxe 1916 18 Year Bottled In Bond

A 1916 vintage expression of Bourbon de Luxe matured for 18 years and bottled in bond at 50% Abv in 1934. The Bourbon de Luxe brand is commonly associated with National Distillers as the brand was produced at Old Grand Dad distillery in Frankfort for much of the 20th century, before National Distillers was acquired in 1987 and the brand became a Beam label. This 1916 vintage was produced at the Mellwood distillery and bottled during prohibition by American Medicinal Spirits Co, the firm that would become National Distillers out of prohibition. Mellwood was acquired by The Whiskey Trust in 1899, a firm that would later become the American Medicinal Spirits Co. Mellwood closed in 1918 but was one of the few old sites to reopen post prohibition, operating as General Distilling Company for National Distillers before once again closing in the 60s, this time for good.