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Man of Many
2 days ago
- Business
- Man of Many
Old Fitzgerald Keeps It Classy With New ‘7-Year Bottled in Bond' Bourbon
By Jacob Osborn - News Published: 12 June 2025 |Last Updated: 11 June 2025 Share Copy Link Readtime: 3 min Every product is carefully selected by our editors and experts. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more. For more information on how we test products, click here. Old Fitzgerald bourbon is a history lesson unto itself, and one can sense as much just by scoping the timeless bottle design. The label stayed the course through Prohibition and eventually took their operation to the famous Stitzel-Weller Distillery, which shuttered in 1992. Production migrated over to Bernheim Distillery and then again to the current owner, Heaven Hill. Limited supply and skyrocketing price points have kept the majority of these expressions out of reach, but that all changes with a new signature statement. Introducing Old Fitzgerald's 7-Year-Old Bottled-in-Bond Straight Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey. Over the last decade, Heaven Hill have been keeping Old Fitz alive with a certain degree of temperance (pun intended). However, don't take that to mean the core distillate isn't readily accessible to whiskey lovers. In addition to the affordable Old Fitzgerald Prime, we have the Larceny bourbon range, which likewise uses the same core mashbill of 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malted barley. At the higher end of the spectrum is the acclaimed Decanter Series, a limited edition release that tends to sell out quickly and fetch meteoric prices on the secondhand market. With 7-Year-Old Bottled-in-Bond, an exciting new chapter unfolds in the long and storied history of Old Fitz. Offered at a suggested retail price of US$59.99 (though prices have already increased due to limited supply), the wheated bourbon walks the line between bottom-shelf Prime and the tippy-top-shelf Decanter Series. The liquid delivers a bright copper colour and a welcoming nose of graham cracker and honey. Tasting notes include fresh bread, brown sugar, cinnamon, apricot, and baking spice, which give way to oak at the finish. It's bottled at 100 proof and that's just enough to dial up the flavour without burning your throat on the way down. The use of wheat means one can expect a relatively smooth ride, in general. Old Fitzgerald's 7-Year-Old Bottled-In-Bond | Image: Supplied The launch of 7-Year-Old Bottled-in-Bond doubles as a soft reboot for Old Fitz, complete with their first dedicated website. Between that and various social media campaigns, it's clear that Heaven Hill is committed to preserving the legacy of this historic label. Driving home the heritage vibe is an iconic bottle design that holds the past closely to its heart. 'Seven years proved to be a sweet spot for a Whiskey that already transcends expectations for a wheated Bourbon,' said Master Distiller Conor O'Driscoll of the latest release. While more readily available than the Decanter Series, the new expression appears to be selling out fast. If you can find a bottle for around US$80 or less, don't hesitate to pull the trigger.
The Age
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Posh boys run riot in a night dissecting power and privilege
Posh Old Fitz April 22. Until May 11 ★★★★½ They wear their entitlement as effortlessly as their tailcoats. The young members of an Oxford University elite dining club gather for a night of food, wine and mayhem at a rural pub. Posh boys will be boys, right? What begins as satire – and upper-class twats are easy targets – becomes increasingly malevolent in this dissection of how powerful networks are shaped and influence wielded. The Riot Club at the centre of Laura Wade's 2010 play is loosely based on the Bullingdon Club, an all-male Oxford student club known for lavish dinners and appalling behaviour. Former British prime ministers David Cameron and Boris Johnson are among its past members. A dining table set with silverware and crystal dominates the carpeted stage and panelled walls. Soham Apte's set is probably the Old Fitz's most lavish. A large cast on the tiny stage for most of the night is a challenge, even without the dining table. But this tightly choreographed piece directed by Margaret Thanos never falters. As the 10 members arrive, two reveal how their college rooms have been trashed in initiation rituals. Another is brutalised for breaking the club's code of silence. He's forced to drink wine into which his band of boozy brothers have added pepper, snot and worse. But they direct their worst behaviour towards outsiders – anyone lower down the food chain from themselves. The misogyny towards a call-girl (Scarlett Waters) is breathtaking. They bully and patronise the pub's working-class landlord (Mike Booth) and his waitress daughter (Dominique Purdue). When they discover their 10-bird main course roast is one bird short, they set the landlord in their sights, and the play takes a dark turn.
Sydney Morning Herald
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Posh boys run riot in a night dissecting power and privilege
Posh Old Fitz April 22. Until May 11 ★★★★½ They wear their entitlement as effortlessly as their tailcoats. The young members of an Oxford University elite dining club gather for a night of food, wine and mayhem at a rural pub. Posh boys will be boys, right? What begins as satire – and upper-class twats are easy targets – becomes increasingly malevolent in this dissection of how powerful networks are shaped and influence wielded. The Riot Club at the centre of Laura Wade's 2010 play is loosely based on the Bullingdon Club, an all-male Oxford student club known for lavish dinners and appalling behaviour. Former British prime ministers David Cameron and Boris Johnson are among its past members. A dining table set with silverware and crystal dominates the carpeted stage and panelled walls. Soham Apte's set is probably the Old Fitz's most lavish. A large cast on the tiny stage for most of the night is a challenge, even without the dining table. But this tightly choreographed piece directed by Margaret Thanos never falters. As the 10 members arrive, two reveal how their college rooms have been trashed in initiation rituals. Another is brutalised for breaking the club's code of silence. He's forced to drink wine into which his band of boozy brothers have added pepper, snot and worse. But they direct their worst behaviour towards outsiders – anyone lower down the food chain from themselves. The misogyny towards a call-girl (Scarlett Waters) is breathtaking. They bully and patronise the pub's working-class landlord (Mike Booth) and his waitress daughter (Dominique Purdue). When they discover their 10-bird main course roast is one bird short, they set the landlord in their sights, and the play takes a dark turn.
