{"product_id":"1970-yellowstone-bottled-in-bond-6-year-kentucky-straight-bourbon-100-proof","title":"1970 Yellowstone Bottled in Bond 6 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon 100 Proof","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistilled in the spring of 1963 and bottled in the spring of 1970 — a Yellowstone Bottled in Bond Kentucky straight bourbon at 100 proof, carrying a 6 year age statement on roughly seven years of actual maturation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gap between those two figures is the interesting part. Bottled in Bond requires the season and year of both distillation and bottling to appear on the label, which means the dates can be checked against the stated age — and here they show the whiskey sat about a year longer than the label claims. Distillers rounded down rather than up, since an age statement is a floor rather than an average.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled in Bond itself is the oldest consumer-protection standard in American spirits, set by the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897: one distillery, one distilling season, at least four years in a federally supervised warehouse, and bottled at exactly 100 proof. Nothing about the designation is decorative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bottle comes from a period of Kentucky distilling that no longer exists in the same form, and the Yellowstone brand has changed hands since. The bottle and packaging show age-related wear consistent with their vintage — please review all photographs carefully for the exact condition of the bottle, fill level, labels, closure and packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellowstone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesignation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bottled in Bond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistilled:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring 1963  |  \u003cstrong\u003eBottled:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eActual time in barrel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 7 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProof:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 (50% ABV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage — see photographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore the full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/collections\/yellowstone\"\u003eYellowstone collection\u003c\/a\u003e or browse the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/collections\/rare\"\u003erare spirits collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does the label say 6 years when the dates show about 7?\u003c\/strong\u003e An age statement names the minimum time in wood, not the exact figure, so a distiller can state less than the whiskey actually has but never more. The Bottled in Bond rules require both the distilling and bottling seasons on the label, which is what makes the difference visible here — on most bourbon there's no way to check.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does Bottled in Bond guarantee?\u003c\/strong\u003e Under the 1897 Act: the product of one distillery and one distilling season, aged at least four years in a federally supervised warehouse, and bottled at exactly 100 proof. It was written to stop adulteration at a time when \"whiskey\" could legally be almost anything, and it remains the strictest standard on an American whiskey label.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIs bourbon from 1970 still drinkable?\u003c\/strong\u003e Spirits stop maturing once they're in glass, so a sealed bottle with a sound closure and a strong fill should be close to how it was bottled. Storage and seal integrity matter far more than the number of years, which is why fill level and capsule condition are the things to study in the photographs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yellowstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67640382914928,"sku":"Scott","price":2399.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1621\/5176\/files\/IMG_8269.jpg?v=1791226110","url":"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/products\/1970-yellowstone-bottled-in-bond-6-year-kentucky-straight-bourbon-100-proof","provider":"Wooden Cork","version":"1.0","type":"link"}