I.W. Harper 34 Year Old 63.1 abv 1989

This whiskey was selected from just four legacy barrels laid down in 1989 and matured for 34 years at th🅰e iconic Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Kentucky.

Only 5 bottles will be sold (of only 11 total in existence), exclusively via Sotheby’s in New York, with proceeds donated to Native Son, a platform dedicated to empowering Black queer excellence through visibility, leadership development and community-building🔯 initiatives.

• This rel🐼ease is launched in collaboration with award-winning actor, director and philanthropist Colman Domingo, as both a reflection of enduring style and an intentional celebra🐼tion of identity, individuality, and artistic expression.

• Limited Edition I.W. Harper labe💜ls, printed using a vintage Heidelberg letterpress and utilize ♔a mix of ink and metallic prismatic foils.

• Thi⭕s bottle features an origami-style, handcrafted folded paper ruff that adorns the neck of the bottle to express the theme of ‘black dandyism’.

• The bottle is adorned by a silk scarf designed꧙ by entrepreneuꦓr Michelle Cadore, Brooklyn, NY

Click to watch a video 𓄧which shows the creꩵation of these incredible bottles.

1 bottle 75cl (no original packaging)

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