1792 = Ridgemont Reserve 1792 (aka Ridgewood Reserve)

1843 = David Nicholson 1843

1849 = Old Fitzgerald 1849

1B = Single Barrel (more commonly SB)

4R or 4@ = Four Roses (sometimes FR)

4RYL = Four Roses Yellow Label

AA = Ancient Age (also AAA, Ancient Ancient Age)

AAA = Ancient Ancient Age (usually 10yo, but also 10 Star, Barrel 107)

AB = Abraham Bowman

ABV = Alcohol By Volume (aka Proof / 2)

AE = Angel's Envy

AECS = Angel’s Envy Cask Strength

AHH = A. H. Hirsch

AS = Age Stated

Baby Saz = Sazerac 6 year old

BF = Brown Forman

BH = Basil Hayden

BHC = Bourbon Heritage Collection

BiB = Bottled In Bond

BMH = Black Maple Hill

BOSB = Blanton's Original Single Barrel

BP = Barrel Proof

BT = Buffalo Trace

BTAC = Buffalo Trace Antique Collection

BTEC = Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection

BUB = Butt Ugly Bottle- an older bottling of ETL /Barrel 107

CEHT = Colonel E.H. Taylor (also EHT)

CEHTBP = Colonel E.H.Taylor Barrel Proof

CGF = Cheesy Gold Foil (Wild Turkey 12 yr)

COK = Cream of Kentucky

CS = Cask Strength (same as BP)

DSP = Distilled Spirits Plant number

EC = Elijah Craig

EC12 = Elijah Craig 12yo

EC18 = Elijah Craig 18yo

ECBP = Elijah Craig Barrel Proof

EHT = Colonel E.H.Taylor

EHT = E.H. Taylor (also CEHT)

EHTBP = Colonel E.H.Taylor Barrel Proof

EHTSB = Colonel E.H.Taylor Single Barrel

ER = Eagle Rare

ER 101 = Eagle Rare 101

ER17 = Eagle Rare 17 Year old

ERSB = Eagle Rare Single Barrel

ET = Early Times

ETL = Elmer T Lee

ETLC = Elmer T. Lee Commemorative bottle (2014)

EW = Evan Williams

EWSB = Evan Williams Single Barrel

F’Fort = Frankfort

FC = Fighting Cock

FR = Four Roses (also 4R)

FR120th = 120 year Anniversary of the brand

FR125 or FR125th = Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition 125th anniversary

FR40th = Four Roses Jim Rutledge Commemorative Bottling

FRSB = Four Roses Single Barrel

FRSiBLE = Four Roses Single Barrel Limited Edition

FRSmB = Four Roses Small Batch

FRSMBLE = Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition

FT = For Trade

GD = George Dickel

GD SBR = George Dickel Special Barrel Reserve 10yo

GDBS = George Dickel Barrel Select

GF = Gold Foil (see also CGF)

GNS = Grain Neutral Spirits

GTS = George T. Stagg

H21 = Hirsch 21; H22 = Hirsch 22, etc.

Hazmat = Any whiskey over 140 proof (not allowed to go on a plane)

HH = Heaven Hill

HHSS = Heaven Hill Select Stock

HW = High West

HWMWND = High West Mid-Winter Nights Dram

ISO = In Search Of

JB = Jim Beam

JD = Jack Daniels

JPS = Jefferson's Presidential Select

K&L = K&L Wine Merchants, store in San Francisco

KBD = Kentucky Bourbon Distillers (aka Willett)

KBF = Kentucky Bourbon Festival

KC = Knob Creek

KSB = Kentucky Straight Bourbon

KT = Kentucky Tavern

L’Burg = Lawrenceburg, KY, where early Van Winkle and Eagle Rare were bottled.

L’Ville = Louisville

L&G = Labrot and Graham

LDI = Lawrenceburg Distillers Indiana, former Seagrams Distillery (now MGPI)

LE = Limited Edition

Lot B = Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 yr, Lot B

M10, M20 = Michter’s 10, 20 yr single barrel

MGPI = MGP of Indiana, former Seagrams Distillery (formerly LDI)

MM = Maker’s Mark

MMCS = Makers Mark Cask Strength

MWND = High West Mid-Winter Nights Dram

NAS = Non Age Stated

ND = National Distillers

NDP = Non Distilling Producer, i.e. a rectifier like Jefferson’s, Dickel etc.

OB = Old Bardstown

OC = Old Charter

OCPR = Old Charter Proprietor’s Reserve

OCT = Old Cousin Touchers

OF = Old Fitzgerald (not Old Forester!)

OFBB = Old Forester Birthday Bourbon

OGD = Old Grand Dad

OO = Old Overholt

ORVW = Old Rip Van Winkle (several ages/proofs)

ORVWOTR = Old Rip Van Winkle Old Tyme Rye 12yo

OS = Old Scout

OT = Old Taylor

OWA = Old Weller Antique

OWO = Old Weller Original

OWR = Old Whiskey River

Pf = Proof

PH = Parker's Heritage

PHC = Parker’s Heritage Collection

PM = Private Message

PoH = Parker's Heritage 7th Edition (Promise of Hope)

PVW = Pappy Van Winkle

PVW20 = Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year old

PVW23 = Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year old

RHF = Rock Hill Farms

Ritt = Rittenhouse Rye

RR = Russell’s Reserve

RRR = Russell’s Reserve Rye

RSRV = Reserve (Should be simple but with all the other abbreviations it may get lost in Translation).

RY = Rebel Yell

SA = Smooth Ambler

SAOS = Smooth Ambler Old Scout

Saz = Sazerac

Saz18 = Sazerac 18 year old

SB = Single Barrel

SFTB = Straight From The Barrel

SmB = Small Batch

SW = Stitzel Weller (also S-W)

THH = Thomas H. Handy

TPS = The Party Source, store in Bellevue KY that does many private barrels

UDV = United Distillers and Vintners

V17 / V21 / V23 = Vintage 17 etc.

VG = Virginia Gentleman

VOB = Very Old Barton

VOF = Very Old Fitzgerald

VOSN = Very Olde St Nick

VROHH = Very Rare Old Heaven Hill 10yo BIB

VSOF = Very Special Old Fitzgerald

VVOF = Very Very Old Fitzgerald

VW = Van Winkle

VW Lot B = Van Winkle Lot B

VWFRR = Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye

W12 = Weller 12 yr

W19 = Weller 19, from the early BTAC

WFE = Willett Family Estate

WhtOak = White Oak (Though I wish this one would just get typed out).

WLW = William Larue Weller

WR = Woodford Reserve

WRFG = Woodford Reserve Four Grain

WRSC = Woodford Reserve Sonoma Cutrer

WSR = Weller Special Reserve

WT = Wild Turkey

WTAS = Wild Turkey American Spirit

WTKS = Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit

WTR = Wild Turkey Rye

WTRB = Wild Turkey Rare Breed

YO = Years old, as in 12YO