Very Old Barton
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Very Old Barton is a Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

 Straight
Straight whiskey
Straight whiskey is whisky created by distilling a fermented cereal grain mash to create a spirit not exceeding 80% alcohol content by volume and then aging the spirit for at least two years at an abv concentration not exceeding 62.5% at the start of the aging process.Filtering and dilution...

 Bourbon Whiskey
Bourbon whiskey
Bourbon is a type of American whiskey – a barrel-aged distilled spirit made primarily from corn. The name of the spirit derives from its historical association with an area known as Old Bourbon, around what is now Bourbon County, Kentucky . It has been produced since the 18th century...

 produced in Bardstown, Kentucky
Bardstown, Kentucky
As of the census of 2010, there were 11,700 people, 4,712 households, and 2,949 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,113 housing units at an average density of...

 and aged 6 years by the Sazerac Company
Sazerac Company
The Sazerac Company is a large privately held and family-operated alcoholic beverages company with headquarters in Metairie, Louisiana.It owns and produces a large and diversified portfolio of beverage brands, and it owns and operates a number of distilling companies...

 at its Tom Moore Distillery
Barton Brands
Barton Brands, Ltd. was a company that produced many distilled spirits and liquors. In 2009, it became part of the Sazerac Company of New Orleans....

 (formerly known as the Barton Brands Distillery). It is sold in glass bottles of 16 oz (US) pint, 750ml, and 1-liter sizes, and in plastic 1.75L bottles. It is bottled in 80-, 86-, 90- and 100-proof (US) expressions.

On February 16, 2011, Very Old Barton
Very Old Barton
Very Old Barton is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey produced in Bardstown, Kentucky and aged 6 years by the Sazerac Company at its Tom Moore Distillery . It is sold in glass bottles of 16 oz pint, 750ml, and 1-liter sizes, and in plastic 1.75L bottles...

 100 proof tied with Evan Williams
Evan Williams
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 "Black Label" as "Best Buy Whisk(e)y of the Year" in the 17th Annual Malt Advocate Whisky Awards.

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