On Monday, Stitzel-Weller Distillery announced the launch of Stitzel Reserve, a new collection of rare, one-of-a-kind, distillery-exclusive whiskeys. The inaugural release? A 24-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey bottled at 61.7 percent ABV.
Built by Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle Sr., Alex T. Farnsley, and Arthur Phillip Stitzel and opened on Derby Day in 1935, the Stitzel-Weller Distillery is well regarded as a heritage bourbon production site. Before the Louisville distillery was sold in 1972, it was the home of many beloved brands, including Pappy Van Winkle, Old Fitzgerald, W.L. Weller, and more. 20 years after the facility — and many of its brands — were sold off, the Stitzel-Weller Distillery closed its doors.
