1792 Bourbon

Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskey the distillery Barton Brands July 2021 1792 Bourbon 1792 Small Batch.jpg 250 1792 Bourbon bottle Bourbon whiskey 46.85% 93.7 The Sazerac Company Kentucky, United States 2002 Barton Brands 1792 Bourbon, formerly known as Ridgewood Reserve 1792 and 1792 Ridgemont Reserve, is a Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskey produced since 2002 by the Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. The brand and distillery have been owned by the Sazerac Company since 2009.1792 Bourbon official web siteMarch 2022 It is part of a line of small-batch bourbons aimed at the high-end liquor market. It is sold at 93.7 U.S. proof (46.85% alcohol by volume). The name of the bourbon is a reference to the year Kentucky became a state. The bourbon is positioned as a premium brand,http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200409/ai_n8557982 Adam's Liquor Handbook 2004 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20050326024352/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200409/ai_n8557982 Market Wire March 26, 2005 and the pricing policy makes it a competitor to Knob Creek or Woodford Reserve. This reflects a trend in bourbon production, resulting from competition with single malt whisky,http://www.jdjungle.com/main.cfm?inc=inc_article.cfm&chid=6&schid=0&WT=60&artid=51809&template=5 JDJ jungle, Boutique Bourbons 2007-12-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20061017220659/http://www.jdjungle.com/main.cfm?inc=inc_article.cfm&chid=6&schid=0&WT=60&artid=51809&template=5 2006-10-17 dead which makes small batch bourbons a big business.http://www.winerx.com/main.asp?request=ARTICLES&article=9 Bourbon: Small Batch… is Big Business Gregg Glaser Winerx https://web.archive.org/web/20110718062300/http://www.winerx.com/main.asp?request=ARTICLES&article=9 July 18, 2011 When originally introduced, the bourbon carried a "Small Batch Aged 8 years" statement on the back label and "8-year-old" in the text printed on the back of the bottle. In December 2013, the age statement was dropped from the label and replaced with the wording "small batch bourbon whiskey" and the term "8-year-old" was removed from the text. 1792 Bourbon was originally introduced into the market by Barton as "Ridgewood Reserve 1792". The Brown-Forman Corporation sued Barton for trademark infringement, arguing that the similar name and bottle design of Ridgewood Reserve could potentially create consumer confusion with Brown-Foreman's older Woodford Reserve brand. A federal judge ruled in favor of Brown-Forman in 2004, and Barton changed the name of the product to "1792 Ridgemont Reserve" to comply with the ruling.https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/24/business/company-news-barton-ordered-to-change-name-on-bottles-of-bourbon.html?emc=rss&partner=rssnyt Barton Ordered to Change Name on Bottles of Bourbon New York Times April 24, 2004 The company laterFebruary 2018 dropped the "Ridgemont Reserve" from the name, making it just "1792 Bourbon". See also List of whisky brands References External links Official site The Sazerac Company website Category:Bardstown, Kentucky Category:Bourbon whiskey Category:Sazerac Company brands Category:American brands Category:Products introduced in 2002 Category:2002 establishments in Kentucky