{"product_id":"old-taylor-6-year-old-kentucky-straight-bourbon-1-liter-national-distillers-1980s","title":"Old Taylor 6 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon 1 Liter \/ National Distillers 1980s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1-liter bottle of Old Taylor 86 proof is a sought-after \"dusty\" collector's item. The \"86\" glass stamp on the bottom, combined with the UPC code \"86259,\" definitively identifies this as a \"transitional\" bottle. While bottled around 1986, it contains pure National Distillers (ND) bourbon distilled around 1980, just before the brand was sold to Jim Beam in 1987.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetailed Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bottle represents the end of a legendary era in bourbon production. The key identifiers, the 1986 glass stamp and the National Distillers UPC code (86259), confirm this bourbon was produced at the National Distillers (ND) plant, even though it was bottled just as the brand was changing hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Distillers (Distillate), bottled just before or during the 1987 transition to Jim Beam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillation Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 1980 (based on the 6-year age statement).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottling Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e Circa 1986-1987.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignificance:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Distillers-era bourbon is renowned by collectors for its distinct \"butterscotch bomb\" profile, a flavor profile that was lost after the distillery's sale and closure. This bottle is a 1-liter time capsule of that specific, celebrated 1980s distillate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProof:\u003c\/strong\u003e 86 U.S. Proof (43% ABV).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 Liter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a modern Old Taylor (produced by Buffalo Trace) or a 1990s Jim Beam-produced version. It is a genuine artifact from the National Distillers period, prized for its unique historical and flavor profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Old Taylor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Distillers (Distillate)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 Years Old\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bottled c. 1986\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProof:\u003c\/strong\u003e 86 U.S. Proof (43% ABV)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 Liter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Identifiers:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"86\" bottom glass stamp; UPC code begins with \"86259\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Colonel E.H. Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48781937443033,"sku":"210000046898","price":799.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0350\/4717\/8372\/files\/bvd4mqsblde2nxwftn4g.jpg?v=1780605118","url":"https:\/\/flaskfinewines.com\/products\/old-taylor-6-year-old-kentucky-straight-bourbon-1-liter-national-distillers-1980s","provider":"Flask","version":"1.0","type":"link"}