I have a whiskey shelf which I call the remnant shelf. After I consume about 3/4th of the bottle, the bottle gets relocated from the bar to the remnant shelf. This is where I keep tasting samples of bottles to share with guests who had never tried the such and such whiskey. The other day I grabbed a bottle to share with some friends. It was “Rittenhouse, a straight Rye whisky, bottled in bond, 100 proof”. Bottled in bond refers to American made spirit which has been aged and bottled in accordance with US government's Standards of Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897. In order to be labeled as "Bottled-in-Bond" or "Bonded," the spirit must be the product of one distillation season, which one distiller at one specific distillery. It must be bottled and stored in federally bonded warehouses for no less than 4 years. The bottle is one of the best values on the shelf averaging $28 to $35 a bottle. The color is a beautiful soft amber with a taste of vanilla, toasted marshmallows, brown sugar and caramel. It has a rich, bold flavor and not harsh going down. This is good to drink, neat, on the rocks and mixes well in cocktails. I highly recommend it, 5 stars.