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The passage follows Julian's purchase of aged inventory, creation of the Family Reserve label, critical recognition, and transition to a production partner.
Thompson reports that the 1996 Beverage Tasting Institute 99-point Van Winkle Family Reserve was drawn from Old Boone rather than Stitzel-Weller whiskey, then traces the later Buffalo Trace partnership that ended Lawrenceburg operations.
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