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Bottled-in-Bond (BiB)
A federally regulated standard requiring single-distiller, single-season whiskey aged at least 4 years in a bonded warehouse and bottled at exactly 100 proof.
Defined by the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 to combat adulterated whiskey. It must be:
- Produced in a single distillation season (January–June or July–December) by a single distiller at a single distillery
- Aged in a federally bonded warehouse for at least 4 years
- Bottled at exactly 100 proof (50% ABV)