Last week we wrote on the Commonly Traded Blanton’s Varieties which covered a lot of the more everyday Blanton’s bottles that one may see come up on the secondary bourbon market, including the Blanton’s rainbow of black, gold, red and silver, amongst others.  In this post however we’re going to dive into a line of limited annual release Blanton’s bottlings from Buffalo Trace that are exclusively made for LMDW or La Maison du Whisky in Paris, France.

Who is La Maison du Whisky?

La Maison du Whisky is a French business which started in the mid-1950’s as a liquor store, which over time grew beyond a simple retailer and into importing and distribution, as well as exporting on a national, European and worldwide level.

Bottlings and Rarity

Below we cover the suite of bottlings that have been put out as a part of the LMDW lineup.  Many of these bottlings are so uncommonly traded that there isn’t a Bourbon Blue Book™ value attributed.  Where a decent understanding of secondary value is known that information is provided.  Rarity is rated on a scale of 1 to 5 as follows:

1. Not exactly common, but findable.
2. Difficult to come by, but with time, locatable.
3. Pops up from time to time but fairly obscure.
4. Will make you angry as they are super uncommon and as rarely as one does pop up, its gone.
5. Full on unicorny unicorn, you’ll need full celestial alignment and perhaps a black market organ donation to acquire.

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River Edition – various proofs

Produced in 2023 for the French and Singapore markets, consisting of seven barrels and an estimated 1,400 bottles total.  Depending on the barrel, prices range from 900 to 1,350 bucks.  Rarity, 1.

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“Tribute to Warehouse H” – various proofs

Produced in 2022 for the French and Singapore markets, consisting of seven barrels and an estimated 1,020 bottles total.  Depending on the barrel, prices range from 900 to 1,050 bucks.  Rarity, 2.

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“France, Paris & Singapore Conquête” – various proofs

Produced in 2021 for the French and Singapore markets, consisting of five barrels and an estimated 1,000 bottles total.  Depending on the barrel, prices range from 920 to 1,800 bucks.  Rarity, 2.

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“French Connection” – various proofs

Produced in 2020 for the French and Singapore markets, consisting of five barrels equating to 1,030 bottles total.  Depending on the barrel, prices range from 780 to 900 bucks.  Rarity, 1.

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“Little Big Book” – various proofs

Produced in 2019 for the French and Singapore markets, consisting of five barrels with an estimated 900 bottles total.  Expect to pay around 850 bucks to land one of these.  Rarity, 1.

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“The Chronicles” – various proofs

Produced in 2018 for the French and Singapore markets, consisting of four barrels with an estimated 800 bottles total.  Expect to pay around 1,120 bucks to land one of these.  Rarity, 2.

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“The Golden Promise” – 103 proof

Also produced in 2018 for only the French market, this bottle is similar to Blanton’s Gold that many are familiar with but has a unique hang-tag and special was seal.  This bottling consists of only one barrel yielding 225 bottles according to LMDW.  Expect to pay around 950 bucks to land one of these.  This number is likely on the low end given few recent sales have been documented.  Rarity, 3.

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“Cellar Book” – various proofs

Produced in 2017 for the French market, consisting of four barrels with a total yield of 912 bottles.  Expect to pay 900 to 1,000 bucks to land one of these.  Rarity, 3.

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“60^th Anniversary” – 120 proof

Produced in 2016 for the French market, consisting of four barrels with an estimated yield of 850 bottles.  Expect to pay 900 to 1,800 bucks to land one of these.  Rarity, 3.

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“Rue Bourbon” – 100 proof

Produced in 2015 for the French market, consisting of three barrels (with an unconfirmed fourth barrel possibly as well) with an estimated yield of 630 bottles.  No recent sales data to draw from for this beauty.  Rarity, 4.

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“Whisky.FR Exclusive” – 100 proof

Produced in 2014 for the French market, consisting of two barrels with a total yield of 480 bottles.  This release is a bit interesting given it bares one of four different labels/proofs. Expect to pay around 1,400 bucks to land one of these.  Rarity, 4.

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Kentucky Edition “The Race” – 102 proof

Also produced in 2014 for the French market, consisting of one barrel with an estimated yield of 200 bottles.  This release, similar to the other 2014 release bares one of four different labels/proofs. No recent sales data to draw from, not surprisingly.  Rarity, 5.

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Kentucky Edition “The Farm” – 98 proof

Also produced in 2014 for the French market, consisting of one barrel with an estimated yield of 200 bottles.  This release, similar to the other 2014 release bares one of four different labels/proofs. No recent sales data to draw from, not surprisingly.  Rarity, 5.

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Kentucky Edition “Warehouse H” – 96 proof

Also produced in 2014 for the French market, consisting of one barrel with an estimated yield of 200 bottles.  This release, similar to the other 2014 release bares one of four different labels/proofs. No recent sales data to draw from, not surprisingly.  Rarity, 5.

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“Paris By Day” – 100 proof

Produced in 2013 for the French market, consisting of two barrels with an estimated yield of 400 bottles.  This release bares one of two different labels/proofs. No recent sales data to draw from, not surprisingly.  Rarity, 5.

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“Paris By Night” - 120 proof

Produced in 2013 for the French market, consisting of one barrel with an estimated yield of 200 bottles.  This release bares one of two different labels/proofs. No recent sales data to draw from, not surprisingly.  Rarity, 5.

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“Vintage Single Barrel” – 93 proof

This is the rarest Blanton’s out there, and likely only consists of a single barrel.  Currently no bottles are known/have been identified.  Produced in 2012 for the French market, this photo is really the only documentation that it even existed at some point. No recent sales data to draw from, but one can assume that this would be silly money if it came up.  Rarity, 10…yes, I know the scale only goes to 5.  But it’s considered extinct in the wild.

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“112 Proof” – 112 proof

Produced in 2011 for the French market, consisting of one barrels with an estimated yield of 400 bottles.  No recent sales data to draw from, not surprisingly.  Rarity, 5.

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“105 Proof” – 105 proof

Produced in 2010 for the French market, consisting of two barrels with an estimated yield of 400 bottles.  No recent sales data to draw from, not surprisingly.  Rarity, 5.

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“111 Proof” – 111 proof

Produced in 2009 for the French market, consisting of two barrels with an estimated yield of 400 bottles.  No recent sales data to draw from, not surprisingly.  Rarity, 5.

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“100 Proof” – 100 proof

Produced in 2008 for the French market, consisting of two barrels with yield of 378 bottles.  One of these has come up in the past year and sold for 3,500 bucks.  Rarity, 5.

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“The Collector’s Edition” – 103 proof

Produced in 2008 for the French market, consisting of three barrels with a total yield of 638 bottles.  No recent sales data to draw from, not surprisingly.  Rarity, 5.

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“Private Stock” – 93 proof

Produced in 2007 for the French market, consisting of four barrels with an estimated yield of 800 bottles.  The labels on these are kind of neat as they are entirely written by hand!  No recent sales data to draw from.  Rarity, 5.

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“50^th Anniversary” – 93 proof

Produced in 2006 for the French market, consisting of two barrels with a total yield of 490 bottles.  There is no dump date on the bottle, but the label on the neck does include the barreled date. No recent sales data to draw from, not surprisingly.  Rarity, 5.

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