Larceny John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Small Batch Bourbon / 46% / 0.7l
- Larceny bourbon has its origins in the long and colorful history of John E. Fitzgerald and Old Fitzgerald brand. As the story goes John Fitzgerald built the distillery in Kentucky in the 1870s and sold his bourbon to private clubs.
Product description
Bourbon Larceny is associated with the controversial figure of John E. Fitzgerald, patron of the Old Fitzgerald brand.
The story goes that John Fitzgerald built a distillery in Kentucky around 1870 and sold his bourbon to private clubs and ocean lines. About a decade later, SC Herbst registered the brand and sold it to Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle during Prohibition. It has been owned by Heaven Hill Distillers since 1999. It turned out, however, that Fitzgerald Distillery never existed, and that John Fitzgerald was an excise agent with an unusual “nose” for whiskey. Since he had keys to the warehouses, he could “sample” the best barrels. Larceny (English: theft) bourbon debuted in the summer of 2012. It is distilled to a formula of 75% corn, 20% wheat, 5% malted barley, and bottled in small batches.
Nose : cornflakes, maple syrup, toffee, caramel, baked bread crust, cherries, plums, oak and a bit of pepper and allspice.
Palate : caramel, vanilla, sweet buns, popcorn, cherries, apricots, candied orange peel, notes of tobacco and oak.
Finish : medium long, with notes of milk chocolate, caramel, sweet rolls, a hint of leather and oak.