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American whiskey brand
Ten High Whiskey
Ten High Sour Mash Whiskey 1.75L
Typewhiskey
ManufacturerSazerac Company
Country of origin Kentucky, United States
Introduced1930s
Alcohol by volume 40.00%
Proof (US)80
Related productsBarton Brands

Ten High is a brand of American whiskey first introduced in the 1930s by Hiram Walker & Sons, now produced by the Barton Brands division of the Sazerac Company. The name Ten High refers to a barrel storage location at least ten ricks high, as barrels in the upper part of the aging warehouse mature faster. Although the brand name evoked this storage method, the manufacturer did not actually promise that the brand was from barrels aged in such locations.

History

The brand was originally produced by Hiram Walker & Sons (a company owned by Harry C. Hatch at the time) at a distillery in Peoria, Illinois, starting shortly after the end of Prohibition in 1933. It was a major brand (and the leading brand of Illinois-made bourbon) until the late 1960s when the American whiskey market went through a particularly difficult period. The Peoria distillery stopped distilling operations in 1973 and closed completely in 1981. After the Peoria distillery closed, production moved first to Heaven Hill and later to Barton, both based in Bardstown, Kentucky. The Sazerac Company acquired Barton, including the Ten High brand, in 2009.

From the early 1980s until the late 2000s, Ten High was a straight Bourbon whiskey. Starting in 2009, the brand switched to being labelled "Bourbon – a blend", a designation for a product that is 51 percent straight Bourbon, with the remainder neutral spirits.

References

  1. ^ Is Ten High No Longer A Bourbon?
  2. Hiram Walker & Sons Word Mark
  3. ^ What Does Ten High's Demotion Mean?
  4. Invasion of the Bourbon Snatchers
  5. Economic Bourbon Reviews, Part VII: Ten High Blended

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