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Old December 30th, 2011, 01:41 PM
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Question 1995 Jose Cuervo Reserva De La Familia

I have an unopened 750 ml bottle of what I believe to be 1995 Jose Cuervo Reserva De La Familia. The box is definitely 1995 but the label shows bottle number 0102 with a date of 20/VI/96. Not sure of the cutoff date for "1995"
bottles and the start of 1996 year. By doing some research, I know it’s not 01/01/1996. Can someone verify if I have a late 1995 or early 1996 in a 1995 box? Thanks
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Old January 22nd, 2012, 08:23 AM
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Oddly, my initial instinct is to say it is a 1997 in a 1995 box ( I know, doesn't make much sense ).
It's certainly not a '95. I'd have to reacquaint myself with bottle numbers and dates to speak with any certainty, but gut instinct says it's a '97.
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Old January 24th, 2012, 05:32 PM
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Default 1995 Jose Cuervo Reserva De La Familia

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Oddly, my initial instinct is to say it is a 1997 in a 1995 box ( I know, doesn't make much sense ).
It's certainly not a '95. I'd have to reacquaint myself with bottle numbers and dates to speak with any certainty, but gut instinct says it's a '97.
Thanks for responding. It sure would be nice to fine out more about the 95, 96 and 97 years. Such as, the number bottled per year and the start / stop dates of each bottling year. I'll keep researching.
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Did you find out any additional information about the Jose Cuervo Reserva production dates? I have a 1996 box with a bottle dated 1997. I had always believed that a couple of bottles got switched around at the store prior to me buying it. I'd like to know more too!!
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Here are the results of my research into the JC 'dates' as discussed below...

The Reserva de le Familia was originally released in 1995 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Jose Cuervo distillery. Each year since, JC has selected a Mexican artist to design and produce the art and the wood box/case. Early on, the artists had a difficult time completing the boxes in time to meet the overwhelming production demands of JC. So, in 1998 JC decided not to release a new edition. Instead, they re-released all of the overstock bottles and boxes from 1995, 1996 and 1997. In doing so, many of the sets were shipped with a mix of dates, for example a 1996 box with a 1997 'bottled date' on the bottle label.

With this new information, the '1995 Edition' seen in the posting below could be correct and may have been part of the 1998 re-release. If so, it's a VERY valuable set.

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