Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon. It was released in 1984. It was named after Colonel Albert Bacon Blanton, who in 1901 at the age of twenty became superintendent of the distillery. It was reportedly a labor of love for Blanton who led this as the only working distillery in Kentucky during Prohibition (1920 to 1933) and had the distillery back and running within 24 hours of the floodwaters subsiding following the great flood of 1937. Col. Blanton was a pioneer in American bourbon and this whiskey does honor to his name. The Blanton's bottle itself is seductive. Most bourbon bottles are, well, bottles. This one is a jewel. A beautiful round and faceted ornamental glass bottle caresses this fine product and just beckons you to buy her. Atop the cork stopper, sealed in wax, sits a beautiful metal symbol of the great land of bourbon- a Kentucky racehorse and jockey.