Bidding advice
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Placing a Maximum Bid
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Placing a Single Bid
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Incremental Bidding Explained
Our system increases bids based on preset increments, as shown in the table below, whether you set a maximum bid or make a single bid.
Bottle Details
Old Fitzgerald '1849' 8 Year Old 1970s / Stitzel-Weller
This is a 1970s bottling of the 8 year old '1849' expression of the Old Fitzgerald brand. This was produced at the Old Fitzgerald Distillery, previously known as Stitzel-Weller, by Somerset Imports who had acquired the distillery and its brands in 1972. Bottled in 1976, this bottle will contain some Stitzel-Weller bourbon from the much-lauded Van Winkle era, when it was run by 'Pappy's' son, Julian II.
The expression is named 1849 after the year in which the W.L. Weller company was formed.
United Distillers eventually closed Stitzel-Weller (the name had reverted back by this point) in 1992, and the Old Fitzgerald brand sold to Heaven Hill, who still produce the 1849 as a premium product today.
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Frequently asked questions
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