Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year Family Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
$2,499.98
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- Type
- bourbon / rye
- Volume
- 750.00 ml
Product details
Number 1 rated Bourbon Whiskey in the world with a 99 out of 100 rating by the World Spirits Championship. Aged 20 years and bottled at 90.4 proof for a wonderfully smooth and rich profile. Pappy Van Winkle was a true character and like its namesake, this bourbon whiskey is full of character – quite a remarkable whiskey.
Tasting Notes: Intense and tantalizing. Smooth with a citrus zest note. Some sherry notes, dried fruits and vanilla. The finish is long and elegant.
- buffalotracedistillery.com
A young Pappy Van Winkle, not yet a bourbon legend, was a determined traveling salesman for liquor wholesaler, W.L. Weller & Sons. He sold bourbon and a dream while traversing Kentucky by horse and buggy. His dream was also a promise of quality, of integrity, and of a bourbon that’s worth every penny.
Pappy's son, Julian Jr., operated the distillery from 1964 until the family sold it in 1972. After not being defeated, he got himself an office and a secretary and formed a company called J.P. Van Winkle and Son. He got into marketing bourbon through many types of commemorative decanters, some of the more popular being for universities. But he never stopped bottling on the side. He created the Old Rip Van Winkle label as a side venture in case his son, Julian III, wanted to come into the business. Julian III took over the business in 1981 after his father passed away. He was 32 years old with a wife and four young children.
In the mid–1990s, Julian renamed the older Old Rip products to the Pappy Van Winkle brand we know today.
Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 20 Year was the first of the Pappy labels. It received the highest rating ever awarded a whiskey at the 1996 Chicago Beverage Testing Institute awards.
When the results were published in Wine Enthusiast magazine, it was a game changer – a buzz that propelled the brand to new heights. But it wasn’t just a win for the Van Winkles, it was a win for bourbon lovers everywhere.
- oldripvanwinkle.com