Post #762264 by Hurricane Hayward on Mon, Apr 11, 2016 5:46 PM

On 2016-04-11 15:57, kkocka wrote:

On 2016-04-11 10:12, JenTiki wrote:
Original formula, or red label formula?

I'd wager on red label. But, even this I question - why cut production if you aren't changing anything? Something stinks around here.

Sounds like we may get a return to the yellow label formula, but only time will tell ...

Robert A. Burr: "The official line is that Lemon Hart 151 has not changed from the original formula, but clearly, to me, the Hamilton (red label) version was inferior. That may be related to the fact that my original bottles have aged in glass for a few years. In any case, the company insists that the new Lemon Hart 151 is the same as the previous versions. Tasters will voice their own opinions when they (have) product is in hand."

Steve Leukanech: "My whiskey crew here in Tallahassee has identified the older yellow label LH 151 as a favorite sipper with the Hamilton a close second. The last version of LH 151 was not popular at all. Here's hoping this new version is more like the much older yellow label than the later versions."

According to what I was told several years ago, the "red label" was a blend that was made specifically for that bottling. It was not the yellow label original formula, but an attempt to duplicate it. One would hope Lemon Hart and/or Demerara Distillers still have the original formula and will be using it again considering the label they're using.