Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year

Description

About Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year

This Van Winkle Bourbon cuts as close to barrel proof as possible. Just a splash of Kentucky limestone well-water and this Whiskey is ready for bottling.

This whiskey is as smooth with rich copper hues, and a compellingly sweet palate. It’s a big, bold, aged bourbon that has great balance for its high proof and flavor.

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Sweet, spicy, and caramel-nut-fudge aromas.The palate is fruity, medium-to full-bodied with intense dried fruit and toasted nutty notes. The finish is long, bold and peppery, followed by floral honey and charred barrel flavors.

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In 1893, Julian Pappy Van Winkle Sr. began working as a traveling salesman for the W.L. Weller & Sons Company in Louisville, Kentucky.

Weller & Sons was a liquor wholesaler and sold bourbon under various labels, including Old Fitzgerald and Rebel Yell.

After the turn of the century, Van Winkle purchased Weller & Sons Co., together with the Stitzel Distillery, which produced most of the bourbons sold by the wholesaler, and merged the two companies.

While Prohibition forced most distilleries to close their doors, Van Winkle was granted a license to continue operating his distillery and producing whiskey for medicinal purposes.

By the time of his death at the age of 91 in 1966, Van Winkle was the oldest active distiller in the country.

small batch bourbon

kentucky limestone wellwater

van winkle 10 year bourbon

How rare is Rip Van Winkle 10 year?

An interesting and exciting ‘wheated’ whiskey brimming with complex and often contrasting flavors, Old Rip van Winkle’s 10 Year Old Bourbon is one of the finest and rarest expressions of the Pappy brand, notorious for releasing only 7,000 cases each year.

What does Rip Van Winkle 10 year taste like?

old rip van winkle 10 year taste & aftertaste

There really is a lot of cherry, orange, and apple fruitiness as well as ample wood spices (probably from the wheat) that provide a lot of flavor but no bite or harshness. Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year’s flavors are so rich and round at 107 proof, yet the heat is so calm.