bottled in bond

American  

adjective

1. (of a straight whiskey or brandy) bottled at 100 proof after aging at least four years and being stored untaxed under U.S. government supervision until released for sale by the manufacturer.

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Example Sentences

As a retail specialist making $16.53 an hour, Stock said, Garcia had access to the internal list guiding the distribution of Angel’s Envy Cask Strength, Old Fitzgerald 17-year Bottled in Bond, WhistlePig 18-year Double Malt Rye and other sought-after bottles.

From Washington Post

By then a bar’s beverage buyer in Los Angeles, he immediately began stockpiling cases of well-aged Rittenhouse ryes, Vintage Bourbon 17 Year Old and Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond, which was once made at Stitzel-Weller when Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle was literally at the helm.

From New York Times

There’s no way around that with bottled in bond.”

From Washington Post

But “bottled in bond” now signals other qualities.

From Washington Post

Spirits bottled in bond were overseen by government agents from still to barrel to warehouse to bottle.

From Washington Post