Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery limited releases

About this listOld Rip Van Winkle Distillery

Old Rip Van Winkle is the Van Winkle family's bourbon business, which traces back to Julian P. "Pappy" Van Winkle, Sr., who opened the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky in 1935; his grandson Julian III revived the brand in 1981. In 2002 the Van Winkles entered into an agreement with Buffalo Trace Distillery to produce, age and bottle all of their whiskeys, and the family still handles the marketing and management of the brands. The range is six whiskeys: Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year, Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year (Lot B), Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye 13 Year, and Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 15, 20 and 23 Year. All six come out together in one annual release that Buffalo Trace announces each autumn, with bottles available starting in October; for 2022 the suggested retail prices ran from $69.99 for the 10 Year to $299.99 for the 23 Year. Supply is limited because long aging leaves low barrel yields, and Buffalo Trace points buyers to retailer lotteries as the best way to pay suggested retail and warns of counterfeit bottles sold privately.

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