Token, JW Dant 'World Famous Bonded Bourbon' On Both Sides, Kentucky.

Token with Inscriptions 'JW Dant', and 'World Famous Bonded Bourbon' On Both Sides, Kentucky.

Historically, The Dant family was among The First Large-Scale Producers Of Whiskey and Bourbon In Kentucky Owning Multiple Distilleries Prior To Prohibition. The Name Itself Refers To Joseph W. Dant, a Distiller In The 1830s Who Used The “Log” Method Of Distilling, Where a Hollowed Tree Trunk was Used In Place Of a Copper Pot Still. His Sons, among Whom were J.W. Dant and J.B. Dant, Continued In The Distilling Business. J.B. Founded, among Other Labels, Yellowstone. By 1870, J.W. Dant Had Established His Own Distillery and From That Lineage, J.W. Dant Bourbon arose.

What Is It About The Bluegrass State That Makes It The Bourbon Capital Of The World? There are Five Reasons.

Rock

Kentucky sits on a bed of gorgeous blue limestone, which makes the ideal building block for bourbon. When water flows through the rock, it picks up minerals that add personality and flavour. Limestone also acts as a filter, eliminating bitter elements such as iron.

Water

The water in Kentucky is hard, meaning, it has a high pH and a high proportion of minerals, including calcium and magnesium. These elements are optimal for distilling. The yeast in bourbon adores those minerals. They aid the fermentation process and create the distinctive, crisp Kentucky Bourbon we know and love.

Soil

Kentucky boasts some of the richest, most fertile soil in the country, ideal for growing the major ingredient in bourbon, corn. Bourbon must contain at least 51 per cent corn, and Kentucky is up to the task. The state has been corn country since its earliest days in the late 1700s. It’s so committed to the golden kernel that it grows corn in every county. Could any state top that for sheer dedication?

Weather

Hot in the summer, cold in the winter: Kentucky enjoys its weather extremes and so does its bourbon. These shifts in temperature impact the wooden barrels, which expand and contract as they age. As the barrel expands, the whiskey seeps in, absorbing the properties of the charred wood. As the barrel contracts, the whiskey flows back out, laden with flavour and golden amber in colour.

People

If you’re a filmmaker, you go to L.A. If you’re a bourbon aficionado, you head for Kentucky. As the centre of the bourbon universe, it draws not only visitors and tourists but also the top whiskey professionals in the world.

The area was first settled by immigrants from Ireland and Scotland, who brought with them the whiskey-distilling skills of their homelands. Those skills were handed down from generation to generation, sowing the seeds for what would become bourbon country.

If you’ve visited the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, you know that bourbon people are fun folks who love what they do and share that love with you, too.

To be labelled as “Bottled-in-Bond” or “Bonded.”

The spirit must be the product of one distillation season and one distiller at one distillery. It must have been stored (i.e., aged) in a federally bonded warehouse under U.S. government supervision for at least four years and bottled at 100 proof (50% alcohol by volume). The bottled product’s label must identify the distillery (by DSP number) where it was distilled and, if different, where it was bottled.

So Bottled in Bond is the most restricted of the most restricted whiskeys!

Item Code - MEMSOU1E159FDZ9A1

Width: 2"  Height: 2"  Weight: 11 g