The Cooperstown Distillery Elite Edition Dan Issel is a straight bourbon honouring basketball icon Dan Issel, inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993. Released under the Springfield Distillery brand, it is presented in Cooperstown's signature glass basketball decanter and bottled at 100 proof.
The decanter features a pewter plaque with Issel's signature and a 'HOF '93' inscription, and the bourbon was hand-selected by the seven-time All-Star himself from the distillery's elite casks, designed to offer a bold, robust sipping experience.
The basketball-shaped decanter makes a spectacular gift for fans and collectors, and a centrepiece for any bar or game room.
Pour it neat on game day, then keep the decanter on display.
Signed sports decanters like this are made in limited numbers, so each one is a keepsake as much as a bottle of bourbon.
Bourbon must be made in the United States from a mash of at least 51% corn and aged in new charred oak containers, and straight bourbon must be aged at least two years. Those rules give bourbon its characteristic sweetness, with caramel and vanilla drawn from the charred barrels.
Straight bourbon must be aged at least two years in new charred oak containers and bottled without added colour or flavour. Cooperstown Distillery, in the New York village that is home to the Baseball Hall of Fame, has built a following for its hand-blown sports decanters, and each Elite Edition is signed and hand-picked by a Hall of Famer, which makes these bottles prized by collectors long after the bourbon is gone.
Specifications
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Producer: Cooperstown Distillery (Springfield Distillery brand)
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Style: Straight Bourbon Whiskey
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Expression / Batch: Elite Edition, Dan Issel
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Proof / ABV: 100 proof (50% ABV)
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Cask / Finish: New charred American oak
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Region: Cooperstown, New York
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Size: 750ml, glass basketball decanter
How to Enjoy It
Serve it neat or on the rocks. It pairs with game-day barbecue, wings or burgers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Dan Issel?
A Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, inducted in 1993, and seven-time All-Star.
Who selected the bourbon?
Dan Issel hand-selected it.
What proof is it?
It is bottled at 100 proof.
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