This spectacular 20 year old Illinois Whiskey is truly worthy of the Hirsch Selection name. This American whiskey was distilled from Bourbon Mash and left to age in used cooperage.[Note: To be called Bourbon, the distillate must be aged in new oak barrels only] The production totaled just 120 casks, too few to support a standard bottling. NO one could foresee when the whiskey was stowed away on February 27, 1987, that these secreted casks in Illinois would turn out to be this classic American treasure some two decades later.