Gold Bar Whiskey Joe Montana Season Kickoff Collection
Gold Bar Whiskey Joe Montana Season Kickoff Collection is a limited-edition collector's box pairing two 750mL Gold Bar whiskeys — Blend 273 Joe Montana Collection (82 proof) and Black Double Cask Bourbon (92 proof) — with two limited-edition Joe Montana etched rocks glasses and an NFC-enabled iron-on patch. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Blend 273 Joe Montana Collection: 750mL, 82 proof — 80% corn, 10% rye, 10% barley; casked in Napa Valley red wine barrels, finished in Cognac barrels over toasted oak staves
- Black Double Cask Bourbon: 750mL, 92 proof — aged in new American oak, finished in Napa Valley French oak wine barrels
- Also in the box: 2 × limited-edition Joe Montana etched rocks glasses; NFC-enabled iron-on patch
- Distillery: Gold Bar Distillery, Treasure Island, San Francisco, California
273: A Number Worth a Whiskey
The blend number is the tribute: 273 was Joe Montana's career touchdown pass total, and Gold Bar — the San Francisco whiskey house on Treasure Island — built this limited collection around it. The Blend 273 bottle carries Montana's signature, the 49ers' throwback logo and an illustration of his iconic Super Bowl XXIV touchdown celebration by artist and 49ers fan Rita Oak. The whiskey inside is casked in Napa Valley red wine barrels and finished in used Cognac barrels over toasted oak staves for fruit, deep spice and berries. Its box-mate, Black Double Cask Bourbon, goes new American oak first, then Napa Valley French oak wine barrels. Even the patch works: tap it with your phone for an exclusive video message from Montana, his signature cocktail The Golden Joe, and a chance to win a meet and greet at the Gold Bar Distillery. Browse the Gold Bar collection and more whisky at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Blend 273 pours fruit-forward — red wine cask fruit, deep spice and berries over its corn-led mash. Black Double Cask Bourbon is the bolder pour: vanilla, spice and a thread of smoke from its double-oak regime, at a fuller 92 proof.
How to Enjoy
Blend 273 neat or in Montana's own Golden Joe — Gold Bar Whiskey with orange juice, lime juice and ginger beer. The Black Double Cask takes a large cube or a classic whiskey cocktail. Either way, the etched glasses in the box are the right glassware.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is included in the Gold Bar Joe Montana Season Kickoff Collection? Two 750mL bottles — Blend 273 Joe Montana Collection (82 proof) and Black Double Cask Bourbon (92 proof) — plus two limited-edition Joe Montana etched rocks glasses and an NFC-enabled iron-on patch, in a collector's box.
What is the significance of Blend 273? The number is Joe Montana's career NFL touchdown pass total — 273 — and the whiskey is finished in Napa Valley red wine and Cognac barrels in his honour.
What does the NFC patch do? Tap it with your smartphone for an exclusive video message from Joe Montana, the recipe for his signature cocktail The Golden Joe, and a chance to win a meet and greet at the Gold Bar Distillery.
Where is Gold Bar Whiskey made? Gold Bar Distillery is on Treasure Island in San Francisco, California, known for finishing its whiskeys in Napa Valley wine barrels.
Kick off the season Montana-style — the Gold Bar Joe Montana Season Kickoff Collection is at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.