Significance

• Old Cabin whiskey has become more iconic today for its cabin-shaped bottles and the eponym associated with its world-famous distiller, E.G. Booz. The Old Cabin bottle was originally designed by the Whitney Glass Works Co. in Glassboro, N.J., in 1860. The first bottles were marked with an age date of 1840, so it was understood that the whiskey in the bottles had been aged 20 years. Vintage Old Cabin bottles are one of the most famous American bottles available today and one of the most reproduced. The original productions came in dark amber and green bottles and there were six molds, but reproductions are available in 31 different styles. Both the true vintage bottles and the replicas are sought after by vintage bottle collectors and are worth a substantial amount of money today. The word we use today to describe alcohol, booze, is synonymous with E.G Booz and his whiskey bourbon production.

Geography

• Bourbon County, Ky., was the site of the first American whiskey bourbon creations. While Kentucky is still recognized as one of the leaders in bourbon production, it is not the only place bourbon is made. Unlike many spirits around the world, like champagne, they can only be labeled as such if they are made in a specific region, but bourbon does not have geography requirements. In fact, in 1964 the U.S. Congress recognized American whiskey bourbon as a distinct product from other whiskeys, including Irish and Scottish whiskey. Old Cabin Still True Handmade Whiskey Bourbon was distilled and bottled in Philadelphia, far from the original roots of American whiskey bourbon.

Identification

• Old Cabin Still True Handmade Bourbon Whiskey is a blend of straight whiskey and unaged whiskey, which is what makes it distinct from other whiskeys. Whiskey derived from 51 percent corn grain does not have to be aged; if it is aged, it is usually aged no longer than six months in uncharred old oak barrels. Straight whiskey, however, refers to whiskey that has been aged for two years in charred new oak barrels. The bourbon label comes from the Kentucky county in which American whiskey bourbon was created, Bourbon County. Old Cabin Still True Handmade Bourbon Whiskey, however, was distilled in Philadelphia by E.G. Booz starting in 1840. This brand of whiskey is characterized by the distinct, and now iconic, cabin-shaped bottles.

Features

• Old Cabin Still True Handmade Bourbon Whiskey was one of the first branded American whiskey blends. American bourbon whiskey, by law, has very specific requirements. The federal standards recognizing bourbon require that it must be made from 100 percent natural ingredients, be made of at least 51 percent corn grain, have no more than 80 percent alcohol content (160 proof), which means they cannot be introduced to the casks for aging at no more than 125 proof. Whiskeys made from corn do not have to be aged, but all other grained whiskeys must be aged in new charred oak barrels. If a bourbon whiskey is aged more than four years it is not required to be labeled with the age. If the product is missing one of these features, it will not be considered true whiskey bourbon.

Potential

• Since 2003, handmade, high-end bourbons have seen a growth of 22 percent in the Unites States alone, with 2.2 million cases of American whiskey sold in the United States in 2006. Handmade bourbon whiskeys, like the original Old Cabin produced by E.G. Booz in the late 1800s, have seen an increase in luxury aging. Old Cabin Still True Handmade Bourbon Whiskey was originally aged at least 20 years, making it one of the original high-end bourbons in American history. While most high-end bourbons are aged for six years or longer, the growing demand for bourbons aged for 20 years or more has increased by 15 percent in the last decade. Handmade bourbons like Old Cabin Still True Handmade Bourbon Whiskey exceeded $1 billion in profits in 2007, a 22 percent increase from a year ago.