- BrandKentucky Gentleman
- CountryUSA
- RegionKentucky
- TypeBourbon
- Size750ml
- SKU 210000000672
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Kentucky Gentleman 20 Year Old Bourbon 101 Proof 1970s
A 1970s (beleived to be 1975 based on the glass) bottle of Kentucky Gentleman, distilled and bottled at the Barton distillery in Bardstown, KY. The bottle proudly states that the liquid is 20 years old and bottled at 101 Proof, so likely distilled in 1975 and earlier.
The Barton 1792 distillery is one of Kentucky's oldest, established in Bardstown back in 1889 by Tom Moore, formerly of Mattingly & Moore. The distillery was a small but profitable operation, filling ten barrels a day before it closed down due to Prohibition in 1920. Tom's son, Con Moore, re-opened the distillery following repeal, but in 1944 it was sold to Oscar Getz, who renamed it Barton and produced several brands there including Kentucky Gentleman, Tom Moore, and Kentucky Tavern.