Brand/Distillery : Rip Van Winkle, Pappy Van Winkles
Age : 20 YO
ABV : 45.2%
Region : American Bourbon
Retail Price inc VAT : £ 105.00
(Recommended Retail Price £ 108.00 you save £ 3.00
Old Rip Van Winkle - Distillery Notes, from their own website
The Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery is home to the highest rated whiskeys in the world. In a blind taste test of whiskey labels from around the world, The Beverage Tasting Institute in Chicago gave our 20-year old Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve a 99 out of 100 rating... the highest mark ever awarded. Our 15-year old Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve and our Van Winkle's Special Reserve 12-year old have each received a 98 rating, higher than any other bourbon whiskeys.
The 12 Year Old Special Reserve was recognized with the "Trophy for Worldwide Whisky" and a Best-In-Class Gold Medallion in the International Wine and Spirit Competition for 2008.
Each barrel of Van Winkle bourbon is made with a whisper of wheat, rather than the less expensive rye grain employed by most other distillers. This use of wheat in the mash recipe gives our bourbon whiskey a smoother and sweeter flavor which marries well with the extra aging time we give our barrels in the warehouse. We find that our bourbons made with wheat age more gracefully than other bourbons made with rye.
made with wheat age more gracefully than other bourbons made with rye.
Prestige Whisky Guide notes :
Voted the number one Bourbon in the world - rated 99/100 at the World Spirits Championships
Tasting Notes, from their own website :
Our 'Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve' is aged an unheard of 20 years, and bottled at 45.2 apy (90.4 proof). This whiskey is wonderfully smooth and rich. No other bourbon today can stand 20 years of aging, but this bourbon does it with style. My grandfather, 'Pappy Van Winkle' was a true character. This bourbon, like 'Pappy', is full of the character that makes it a very special whiskey. It, too, has been put in a class of a fine after dinner cognac.
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