Fathertime The Beloved Precious Batch Bourbon Whiskey
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Fathertime The Beloved Precious Batch Bourbon Whiskey is the sixth release from Fathertime Bourbon, comedian Jim Gaffigan's Kentucky bourbon project — a limited-run Kentucky straight bourbon at 92.4 proof (46.2% ABV) in a 750mL bottle, made from barrels Gaffigan personally hand-selected. Every 750mL bottle of The Beloved is hand-signed by Jim Gaffigan, and it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey — Precious Batch
- Proof: 92.4 (46.2% ABV)
- Size: 750mL
- Origin: Distilled in Kentucky; bottled by Fathertime Bourbon, LLC in Bardstown, Kentucky
- Selection: Barrels hand-selected by Jim Gaffigan
- Signed: Every 750mL bottle personally hand-signed by Jim Gaffigan
- Release: The Beloved, Fall 2026 — the sixth Fathertime release; a very limited Precious Batch run
The Story
Fathertime Bourbon is the passion project of Jim Gaffigan and his college friend Stu Pollard — no big spirits corporation behind it, just two bourbon lovers building each release around a stage of fatherhood: Firstborn, Second Child Syndrome, The Middle Child Mystery, Fourth & Long, The Caboose, and now The Beloved. The name points at a word most of us only hear in obituaries — "a beloved father" — and Gaffigan's message is not to wait until it is too late to tell the people in your life they are beloved. The label carries the line in the same spirit: bourbon "raised with love and discipline in heavy oak barrels, undisturbed by children or the stress of parenting," under the motto "A Father's Joy is Earned." As the brand puts it, don't save this bottle forever — share it with the friends, family, and beloved people in your life. The portrait on the front label is Gaffigan's paternal grandfather, Joseph Patrick Gaffigan.
The Fathertime line has a habit of selling out and taking home hardware — the previous release, The Caboose, won Silver at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and its cask-strength sibling took Double Gold and Best New Bourbon. Precious Batch means a very limited number of bottles, and when they're gone, they're gone.
Tasting Notes
A classic Kentucky straight bourbon profile at a friendly 92.4 proof: caramel and vanilla from the heavy oak up front, warm baking spice and toasted grain through the middle, and a smooth, lingering finish of brown sugar and charred oak. Approachable neat, with enough structure to hold up in a cocktail.
How to Enjoy
Pour it neat or over a single large cube and share it with someone beloved — that is rather the point of this bottle. It also makes a rich, oak-forward Old Fashioned or Manhattan. Prefer full cask strength? The same barrels are bottled undiluted as The Beloved Empty Nester Strength at 120.4 proof. Browse more in our Bourbon Whiskey collection, or find a signed bottle for the bourbon lover on your list in our Gift Sets.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is The Beloved really hand-signed by Jim Gaffigan?
Yes. Every full-size 750mL bottle of The Beloved is personally hand-signed by Jim Gaffigan.
Is The Beloved a limited edition?
Yes. The Beloved is a Precious Batch release — a very limited run of hand-selected barrels — and every previous Fathertime release has sold out.
What does "Precious Batch" mean?
It is Fathertime's name for a very limited run — Jim tastes and hand-selects each barrel, and only a small number of bottles are produced.
What is the difference between The Beloved Precious Batch and Empty Nester Strength?
They are the same hand-selected barrels. The Precious Batch is bottled at 92.4 proof; the Empty Nester Strength is the same bourbon bottled undiluted at its natural cask strength of 120.4 proof.
Who makes Fathertime Bourbon?
Jim Gaffigan and Stu Pollard. The bourbon is distilled in Kentucky and bottled by Fathertime Bourbon, LLC in Bardstown, Kentucky.
Order Fathertime The Beloved Precious Batch Bourbon Whiskey online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego — hand-signed, limited, and ready to gift this holiday season.