I W Harper 12 Year Old

You are right this is a good whiskey I have one bottle left that I have had since 1996

My old man used to drink Harper. I never knew he had taste. Turns out, he did. Miss it.

Nectar of the Gods

I miss my I.W.Harper. Years back I was in a liquor store and a salesmen came in and I asked him what happened to I.W.? He told me it all went to Japan. Why would they do that to us? It was the best. Couldn't a supply be split half here , half there?

Add me to the "usta" list. I drank I.W. Harper 100 proof in the early 60s when I was in high school. It seemed to me that it was smoother and tastier than its lower proof cousins. I'll have to try some of the recommendations here. Thanks guys.

IW Harper was made by Schenley.I worked for them in 1956.At the time I couldn't afford to buy it.It was a preimium brand.Schenley went out of business many years ago.

I use to drink I. W. Harper back in the 80s. They sold it in the state liquor stores. Best bourbon ever. The closet I can come to now is Woodford Reserve. I wish Harper would sell to the US market again.

i first tasted iw harper in berlin germany in the very early 50s and i loved it ever since i,m 78 years old and i still love it

The main character in "Sometimes a Great Notion," Ken Kesey's second book (nowhere near as successful, but just as good as "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest"). He drank nothing but IW Harper and if it was good for him, I figured it was good for me. And was it! How I miss the stuff. I've never been able to find a bourbon that comes close. Best I can do is MacAllan 12-year old scotch whisky, which has that same sweet smoothness of our old friend Mr. Harper.

I use to buy it in the PX in Long Bien Vietnam. I drank it for years afterward with Coke, nothing better.

It is still produced in the US, but is sold almost exclusively in the Asian market, primarily Japan, where it is very popular.

I have tried Old Charter as a substitue to I W Harper. if you want to pay over 100 per bottle go to ebay. Old Charter is as close as you can get at this time.

I too spent some time with Mr Harper during my college days in the 70's at U of Ky. Does anyone know exactly when they stopped making it?

I cut my eye-teeth on I W Harper and was the only bourbon I drank until it went out of distribution, I was told at one time that Old Charter was almost the same because it was made by the same company. It wasn't as good. Wish it would come back. Jim Beam, Jack Daniels and even Makers Mark don't hold a candle to it.

I have 2 bottle of this left, and it is a very superior whisky that I wish would come back on the market.

i have a bottle i bpought in 95 when i visited kentucky fir the jim beam birthday it sits in pride and place in my collection

I am quite familiar with I.W. Harper.Prior to its stopping production in the U.S., I drank it exclusively. It has a strong, clean, smooth taste, and was judged a premium brand. I miss it.