I know it's an odd question, and extremely unlikely.
But I just noticed that my beloved 1L bottles of Ancient Ancient Age 10 Star say "Aged at least 36 months" (very tiny font, of course). They started new bottles a couple months ago, and this is with the new bottle. Never checked with the old bottle, but it's small enough not to have noticed, I guess.
Didn't notice a drop in quality with the bottle change.
Out of curiosity, I checked the 1.75L bottles, and it doesn't say it anywhere. It's labeled straight bourbon whiskey.
Am I mistaken, or does that mean the 1.75L bottles must be 4 years old?
I'm also assuming BT wouldn't put a 3 year age statement on the 1L without using a fair amount of 3 year old whiskey.
Now, both are listed as 4 YO on the VA ABC website, but it's hardly a reliable source.
Also interesting, the 1.75L has always been a higher cost per liter than the 1L. by a fairly significant amount, really, considering the larger size should be cheaper by volume (why I've never bought a 1.75 until now). It's currently $14.82/L for the 1.75 and $12.50 for a L.
Anyway, just seems odd, and I'm wondering if anybody knows more on the subject. Never heard of different sizes of the same label being a different age.
My guess is that there's a new 3 year label on the way shortly for the 1.75