# Ten High

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{{short description|American whiskey brand}}
{{Infobox beverage
| name         = Ten High Whiskey
| image        = Ten High 1.75L Sour Mash Whiskey.jpg
| caption      = Ten High Sour Mash Whiskey 1.75L
| type         = [whiskey](/source/whiskey)
| abv          = 40.00%
| proof        = 80
| manufacturer = [Sazerac Company](/source/Sazerac_Company)
| origin       = [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky), United States
| introduced   = 1930s
| related      = [Barton Brands](/source/Barton_Brands)
}}

'''Ten High''' is a brand of [American whiskey](/source/American_whiskey) first introduced in the 1930s by [Hiram Walker & Sons](/source/Hiram_Walker),<ref name= NoLonger/> now produced by the [Barton Brands](/source/Barton_Brands) division of the [Sazerac Company](/source/Sazerac_Company). The name ''Ten High'' refers to a barrel storage location at least ten ricks high, as barrels in the upper part of the aging warehouse mature faster.<ref name=NoLonger/> Although the brand name evoked this storage method, the manufacturer did not actually promise that the brand was from barrels aged in such locations.<ref name=NoLonger/>

==History==
The brand was originally produced by Hiram Walker & Sons (a company owned by [Harry C. Hatch](/source/Harry_C._Hatch) at the time) at a distillery in [Peoria, Illinois](/source/Peoria%2C_Illinois), starting shortly after the end of [Prohibition](/source/Prohibition_in_the_United_States) in 1933.<ref name=NoLonger/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bottlebooks.com/American%20Medicinal%20Spirits%20Company/hiram_walker.htm |title=Hiram Walker & Sons Word Mark |access-date=2011-02-16 |archive-date=2010-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227142629/http://bottlebooks.com/American%20Medicinal%20Spirits%20Company/hiram_walker.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was a major brand (and the leading brand of Illinois-made bourbon) until the late 1960s when the American whiskey market went through a particularly difficult period.<ref name=NoLonger/><ref name=Demotion/> The Peoria distillery stopped distilling operations in 1973 and closed completely in 1981.<ref name=NoLonger/> In 1987, Hiram Walker was bought by Allied-Lyons, which became Allied Domecq in 1994, since 2005 part of Pernod-Ricard. After the Peoria distillery closed, production moved first to [Heaven Hill](/source/Heaven_Hill) and later to Barton, both based in [Bardstown, Kentucky](/source/Bardstown%2C_Kentucky). According to the [United States Patent and Trademark Office](/source/United_States_Patent_and_Trademark_Office) (USPTO), in 2025 the trademark Ten High is still owned by Pernod-Ricard.

From the early 1980s until the late 2000s, Ten High was a [straight](/source/straight_whiskey) [Bourbon whiskey](/source/Bourbon_whiskey). Starting in 2009, the brand switched to being labelled "Bourbon – a blend", a designation for a product that is 51 percent straight Bourbon, with the remainder [neutral spirits](/source/neutral_spirits).<ref name=NoLonger>[https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2009/02/is-ten-high-no-longer-bourbon.html Is Ten High No Longer A Bourbon?]</ref><ref>[https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2009/02/invasion-of-bourbon-snatchers.html Invasion of the Bourbon Snatchers]</ref><ref name=Demotion>[https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-does-ten-highs-demotion-mean.html What Does Ten High's Demotion Mean?]</ref><ref>[https://bourbonobserver.blogspot.com/2009/02/economic-bourbon-reviews-part-vii-ten.html Economic Bourbon Reviews, Part VII: Ten High Blended]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.sazerac.com/BrandPortfolio.aspx?parent=UA99&PCID=7&FID=256&NBid=1 Official Site of The Sazerac Company] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227211907/http://www.sazerac.com/BrandPortfolio.aspx?parent=UA99&PCID=7&FID=256&NBid=1 |date=2015-02-27 }}

{{Sazerac Company}}
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Category:Bourbon whiskey
Category:Sazerac Company brands

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