A commemorative new bourbon barrel was filled to mark the occasion, and took pride of place in No. 1 warehouse at Wheatfield Road.
These whiskies have been matured in three distinct cask types; Oloroso sherry butts; first fill bourbon barrels and traditional whisky casks.
Porters and stouts are sometimes aged in bourbon barrels.
In practice, if corn whiskey is aged it usually is aged in used bourbon barrels.
Federal regulations also require that applejack be aged four years in used bourbon barrels.
Local farmers used to bring their quart jugs here to be filled directly from bourbon barrels.
Specialized porter brews continue the tradition of ageing in barrels, and the use of bourbon barrels is not uncommon.
The first was aged for 14 months in bourbon barrels.
Other makers import used bourbon barrels from Kentucky or burn the pinas slightly to impart a smoky taste.
Bushmills 10 year single malt - Matured in American bourbon barrels for at least 10 years.