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Hi everyone, I know there was a discussion some time back about which bottles are commemorative and which are not but I want to have a refresh and perhaps start a database? Please see what I think it should be in that category but feel free to correct the list. Thank you in advance ;)

 

1971 - 1974 Gold Medal Half Gallon 90 proof + Box + Tag
1971 - 1974 Gold Medal Half Gallon 90 proof + Tag - International
1971 - 1975 Maxwell House Half Gallon 90 proof + Box + Tag
1979 - 1983 Belle of Lincoln 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag
1979 - 1983 Belle of Lincoln 1.5lt + Box + Tag
1982 Tribute to Tennessee 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag
1984 Inaugural 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag
1984 Inaugural 1.5lt 43% + Box + Tag
1984 Inaugural 1.5lt 45% + Box + Tag HKDNP
1985 Inaugural 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag - Re-release
1986 Silver Cornet 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag
1987 Riverboat Captain 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag
1987 Riverboat Captain 1.75lt 86 proof + Box + Tag
1990 125th Anniversary 86 proof White Top + Box + Tag
1990 125th Anniversary 86 proof Black Top + Box + Tag
1990 Tennessee Whiskey 43% White Top + Box + Tag
1990 Tennessee Whiskey 43% Black Top + Box + Tag
1990 Tennessee Whiskey 45% White Top + Box + Tag
1990 Tennessee Whiskey 45% Black Top + Box + Tag
1992 1895 Replica 1000ml + Box + Tag EU
1992 1895 Replica 1000ml + Box + Tag US
1994 Barrelhouse 1 Summer 1994 Batch 001, 002, 003 + Wooden Box + Tag
1995 Maxwell House 1.5lt 43% + Box + Tag
1995 Maxwell House 1.5lt 48% + Box + Tag
1996 Bicentennial 750ml + Box + Tag
1996 Bicentennial 70cl + Tag
1999 Barrelhouse 1 Winter 1999 Batch 004 + Wooden Box + Tag
2004 Centennial 1904 Gold Medal Replica 1.5lt + Box + Tag
2004 Centennial 1904 Gold Medal Replica 1.75lt + Wooden box +Tag
2008 Prohibition set 2x750ml + Wooden Box + Tag
2010 Gentleman Jack 750ml. 40% Special Bottling 2010 + Tag
2010 90th Birthday of Angelo Lucchesi + Tag
2012 120th Anniversary of White Rabbit Saloon 750ml 86 proof + Box
2012 Sinatra Select 1lt 90 proof + Box + Booklet
2013 Sinatra Select 1lt 45% + Box + Booklet
2013 120th Anniversary of White Rabbit Saloon 70cl 43% + Box
2013 120th Anniversary of White Rabbit Saloon 700ml 43% + Box
2013 White Rabbit Saloon Special Edition 750ml 43% + Box
2013 Gentleman Jack 750ml. 40% Commemorative Bottle 2013 + Tag
2014 White Rabbit Saloon Special Edition 70cl 43% + Box

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prohibition set ? 150th, 160th 161st birthday bottles ? Scenes ? Gold Medal series ? the list goes on and on and on :D  the database is a great idea but how far do we take it ? In recent years there are MANY slight label variations for different countries  :-/

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The Prohibition set is on the list but I guess as far as decanters go, we can stop at the Riverboat and then the next chapter stops at the Prohibition set? Yes, I agree with the Gold Medal bottles but Scenes, Birthdays, Holiday Select, Ducks & Masters are just special bottling I guess they can come under a different category? I also see the Sinatra & White Rabbit as a commemorative but the Forest and GJ Limited as special :)

What do you think guys?

 

 

 

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I'm just bloody confused...... ??)  ??)

 

:D  love this discussion - what does make a "commemorative bottle" ?

 

I think it would be good to have a complete list of "special/commemorative" bottles  including everything other than regular releases like   BL. SB. GJ etc but listing all the slight differences between countries will make it too complex IMO

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Max you nailed it! That's exactly what I want to achieve so we need members to participate as I'm sure there will be a lot of opinions but I know we can come to an agreement :)

So what's Commemorative and what's Special release?? Use the above list to start and let's just keep to the different sizes rather than Countries ;)

 

 

 

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What about.....

 

" Commemorative is only when the bottle shape is different from the "Standard" bottle shapes... "

 

Cheers

O

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Ok, here it goes :) Below is my suggestion and would love to hear any other opinions please

 

Commemorative Releases:

1971 - 1974 Gold Medal Half Gallon 90 proof + Box + Tag
1971 - 1974 Gold Medal Half Gallon 90 proof + Tag - International
1971 - 1975 Maxwell House Half Gallon 90 proof + Box + Tag
1979 - 1983 Belle of Lincoln 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag
1979 - 1983 Belle of Lincoln 1.5lt + Box + Tag
1982 Tribute to Tennessee 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag
1984 Inaugural 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag
1984 Inaugural 1.5lt 43% + Box + Tag
1984 Inaugural 1.5lt 45% + Box + Tag HKDNP
1985 Inaugural 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag - Re-release
1986 Silver Cornet 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag
1987 Riverboat Captain 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag
1987 Riverboat Captain 1.75lt 86 proof + Box + Tag
1990 125th Anniversary 86 proof White Top + Box + Tag
1990 125th Anniversary 86 proof Black Top + Box + Tag
1990 Tennessee Whiskey 43% White Top + Box + Tag
1990 Tennessee Whiskey 43% Black Top + Box + Tag
1990 Tennessee Whiskey 45% White Top + Box + Tag
1990 Tennessee Whiskey 45% Black Top + Box + Tag
1992 1895 Replica 1000ml + Box + Tag EU
1992 1895 Replica 1000ml + Box + Tag US
1994 Barrelhouse 1 Summer 1994 Batch 001, 002, 003 + Wooden Box + Tag
1995 Maxwell House 1.5lt 43% + Box + Tag
1995 Maxwell House 1.5lt 48% + Box + Tag
1996 Bicentennial 750ml + Box + Tag
1996 Bicentennial 70cl + Tag
1999 Barrelhouse 1 Winter 1999 Batch 004 + Wooden Box + Tag
2004 Centennial 1904 Gold Medal Replica 1.5lt + Box + Tag
2004 Centennial 1904 Gold Medal Replica 1.75lt + Wooden box +Tag
2008 Prohibition set 2x750ml + Wooden Box + Tag
2010 90th Birthday of Angelo Lucchesi + Tag
2012 120th Anniversary of White Rabbit Saloon 750ml 86 proof + Box
2012 Sinatra Select 1lt 90 proof + Box + Booklet
2013 Sinatra Select 1lt 45% + Box + Booklet
2013 120th Anniversary of White Rabbit Saloon 70cl 43% + Box
2013 120th Anniversary of White Rabbit Saloon 700ml 43% + Box
2013 White Rabbit Saloon Special Edition 750ml 43% + Box
2014 White Rabbit Saloon Special Edition 70cl 43% + Box

 

Special Releases:

 

Ducks Unlimited

Holiday Select

150th Birthday

Oregon 150th Birthday

160th Birthday

161st Birthday

Japanese Master Distiller

Singapore /Indonesia Master Distiller

UK Master Distiller

USA Master Distiller

Monogram

Scenes of Lynchburg

Milestone Bottles

2010 Gentleman Jack

American Forest

2013 Gentleman Jack

Gold No.27

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Looks good but by definition the White Rabbit Special Edition should go in the special releases??????  JMO

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but we could use the real meaning of commemorative and classify any of them that commemorates someone or something but then I think that would be pretty much everything other than standard releases like BL,GL, SB, GJ, TH, TF etc.  White Label would be commemorative but Gold 27, wouldn't as it doesn't pay tribute to anything.

 

Not meaning to throw a spanner in the works just adding a different view to the discussion   ;D

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I would think the White Rabbit 120th is commemorative, but the Special Edition is a special release. The 120th was limited to a run or two, while the special edition was limited to how much they can sell....

 

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Not sure if the 1904, 1905, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1954 & 1981 Gold Medal Bottles were the ones listed as Milestone Bottles, but if so, The Distillery considered them Commemoratives in the Commemorative Booklet I own and it shows the year dates they were released. I also noticed Ross listed the Bicentennial as a 1996 release, but in the Commemorative Bottle Booklet I own it shows the release date as 1995.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roy

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for the distillery to be able to sell a bottle it had to be "commemorative"  so I would think any bottles they sold should be considered commemorative

JMO

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Not sure if the 1904, 1905, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1954 & 1981 Gold Medal Bottles were the ones listed as Milestone Bottles, but if so, The Distillery considered them Commemoratives in the Commemorative Booklet I own and it shows the year dates they were released. I also noticed Ross listed the Bicentennial as a 1996 release, but in the Commemorative Bottle Booklet I own it shows the release date as 1995.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roy

 

well spotted Roy, I always thought it was a 1996 release as well ( the bicentennial year was 1996) but maybe it was released late 1995 ready for the bicentennial or maybe it is a misprint in the booklet  ::)  both are possible

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Ok, how about the following:

 

Commemorative Releases:

1971 - 1974 Gold Medal Half Gallon 90 proof + Box + Tag

1971 - 1974 Gold Medal Half Gallon 90 proof + Tag - International

1971 - 1975 Maxwell House Half Gallon 90 proof + Box + Tag

1979 - 1983 Belle of Lincoln 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag

1979 - 1983 Belle of Lincoln 1.5lt + Box + Tag

1982 Tribute to Tennessee 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag

1984 Inaugural 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag

1984 Inaugural 1.5lt 43% + Box + Tag

1984 Inaugural 1.5lt 45% + Box + Tag HKDNP

1985 Inaugural 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag - Re-release

1986 Silver Cornet 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag

1987 Riverboat Captain 1.75lt 90 proof + Box + Tag

1987 Riverboat Captain 1.75lt 86 proof + Box + Tag

1990 125th Anniversary 86 proof White Top + Box + Tag

1990 125th Anniversary 86 proof Black Top + Box + Tag

1990 Tennessee Whiskey 43% White Top + Box + Tag

1990 Tennessee Whiskey 43% Black Top + Box + Tag

1990 Tennessee Whiskey 45% White Top + Box + Tag

1990 Tennessee Whiskey 45% Black Top + Box + Tag

1992 1895 Replica 1000ml + Box + Tag EU

1992 1895 Replica 1000ml + Box + Tag US

1994 Barrelhouse 1 Summer 1994 Batch 001, 002, 003 + Wooden Box + Tag

1995 Maxwell House 1.5lt 43% + Box + Tag

1995 Maxwell House 1.5lt 48% + Box + Tag

1995 Bicentennial 750ml + Box + Tag

1995 Bicentennial 70cl + Tag

1996 1904 Gold Medal 750ml + Box + Tag

1997 1905 Gold Medal 750ml + Box + Tag

1998 1913 Gold Medal 750ml + Box + Tag

1999 1905 Gold Medal 1lt + Box + Tag

1999 Barrelhouse 1 Winter 1999 Batch 004 + Wooden Box + Tag

2000 1913 Gold Medal 1lt + Box + Tag

2001 1914 Gold Medal 750ml + Box + Tag

2002 1915 Gold Medal 750ml + Box + Tag

2004 1954 Gold Medal 750ml + Box + Tag

2004 Centennial 1904 Gold Medal Replica 1.5lt + Box + Tag

2004 Centennial 1904 Gold Medal Replica 1.75lt + Wooden box +Tag

2006 1914 Gold Medal 1lt + Box + Tag

2006 1981 Gold Medal 750ml + Box + Tag

2008 Prohibition set 2x750ml + Wooden Box + Tag

2009 1915 Gold Medal 1lt + Box + Tag

2010 1954 Gold Medal 1lt + Box + Tag

2010 1981 Gold Medal 1lt + Box + Tag

2010 90th Birthday of Angelo Lucchesi + Tag

2011 1954 750ml 40% + Tag

2012 120th Anniversary of White Rabbit Saloon 750ml 86 proof + Box

2012 Sinatra Select 1lt 90 proof + Box + Booklet

2013 Sinatra Select 1lt 45% + Box + Booklet

2013 120th Anniversary of White Rabbit Saloon 70cl 43% + Box

2013 120th Anniversary of White Rabbit Saloon 700ml 43% + Box

 

 

Special Releases:

Ducks Unlimited

Holiday Select

150th Birthday 750ml, 1lt, 1.75lt

Oregon 150th Birthday

160th Birthday 700ml, 750ml, 1lt

161st Birthday

Japanese Master Distiller

Singapore /Indonesia Master Distiller

UK Master Distiller

USA Master Distiller 700ml, 750ml, 1lt

Monogram

Scenes of Lynchburg 750ml, 1lt

Milestone Bottles - cases sold

2010 Gentleman Jack

American Forest

Double Gold Medal

2013 Gentleman Jack

2013 White Rabbit Saloon Special Edition 750ml 43% + Box

2014 White Rabbit Saloon Special Edition 70cl 43% + Box

Gold No.27 70cl, 700ml

 

Mainstream Releases

White Label

Black Label

Green Label

Gentleman Jack

Single Barrel

Silver Select

Honey

Fire

Winter Jack

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for the distillery to be able to sell a bottle it had to be "commemorative" so I would think any bottles they sold should be considered commemorative

JMO

 

That make sense Rich but also many releases were International like the 1.5 decanters and the 1lt Gold Medals. So then the Ducks, Holiday Select and Special edition GJ would be Commemorative?

 

 

 

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