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About This Bourbon
The Gold Foil is the final original bottling of A. H. Hirsch Reserve 16 Year, distilled in spring 1974 in Pennsylvania and bottled in 2003.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Honey, toffee and old oak, with dried orange, leather and a little mint.
- Palate: Round and gentle, with caramel, dried fruit, tobacco leaf and soft spice.
- Finish: Long and quietly drying, with nutty oak, cocoa and lingering sweetness.
Serving & Food
Keep food simple: roasted walnuts, a mild aged Comté or a square of dark chocolate.
Good to Know
How many were made? Some 2,500 to 3,000 cases, depending on the account, making it the largest Hirsch release.
Who is it for? Anyone building a collection of pre-1990s American whiskey.
Product Details
| Producer | Pennco Distillery (later Michter's), Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania |
| Country | USA |
| Age | 16 Year Old |
| Vintage | Distilled spring 1974 |
| ABV | 45.8% (91.6 proof) |
| Size | 750mL |
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About the Distillery
A. H. Hirsch Reserve comes from a single run of about 400 barrels commissioned by Adolf H. Hirsch, a former Schenley executive, and distilled in spring 1974 at the Pennco Distillery in Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania.