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D.H. Cromwell 15 Year Old 92.4 Proof NV (1 BT 75cl)

Stitzel-Weller

Lot Closed

September 12, 05:31 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

D.H. Cromwell 15 Year Old 92.4 Proof NV


Ullage: top shoulder, hairline crack from base to capsule tab, capsule remains intact, top right and bottom left of label slightly peeling, front label appears lighter than other examples -color confirmed by Gordon Jackson


Among the rarest whiskeys produced by Julian Van Winkle III at his Old Commonwealth Distillery, this bottle – one of just 72 – pays tribute to a famed Milwaukee bar owner named Helen Cromell (she often added a W to her last name because she said it was easier to remember). Nicknamed Dirty Helen for her spicy vocabulary, she was a diehard fan of Old Fitzgerald bourbon and a close friend of the Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle. Cromell died in 1969, and in 2000 Van Winkle III prepared this one-time release in coordination with Gordon Jackson, owner of Old Town Liquors in Louisville. True to her personality, the letters VGS on the label stand for “Very Good Sh!@".


1 bt 75cl (nop)


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