Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Years Handmade Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 45.0% Vol. - the Whiskey legend of the Old Rip Van Winkle distillery in Kentucky - rare bottling for the UK market!
A rare 10-year-old Old Rip Van Winkle Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, which was matured for 10 years in new white oak barrels and was probably bottled in the year 2007-2008 at the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery in Frankfort exclusively for the English market without the addition of colourants in a limited edition at 45.5% vol / 90 proof.
A seductive and fine 10 years Old Rip Van Winkle Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey with great elegance, which is one of the most famous and sought-after Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskeys today. This special handmade Old Rip Van Winkle Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is one of the few bottlings with reduced alcohol content for the European market from the Old Rip Van Winkle distillery in Frankfort and a special rarity for connoisseurs, discerning whisky collectors and lovers of exclusive old bourbon whiskeys.
Whiskeys of Pappy Van Winkle or Old Rip Van Winkle is a legend are among the most sought after and most expensive whiskeys in the world. Pappy Van Winkle was in his lifetime as one of the most important men of the whiskey industry in Kentucky and led until his death in 1965 the Sitzel-Weller Distillery in Kentucky. This produced in his lifetime brands like Old Fitzgerald, W. L. Weller, Cabin Still and Rebel Yell. A small to Stitzel-Weller times rather insignificant brand was Old Rip Van Winkle, named after the short story by Washington Irving. Van Winkle's trademark was the mash which he, as usual, supplemented with wheat instead of rye, which gives the whiskey a very different and special flavor profile.
The brand was founded by Julian Van Winkle Jr.. This bought in 1972 together with his son and current managing Julian Van Winkle III still stored inventories that had made the long run by Julian Pappy Van Winkle Stitzel-Weller Distillery and sold it under the name Van Winkle. The breakthrough for Van Winkle came in 1996 as a Van Winkle whiskey was presented the prestigious Beverage Testing Institute. He received in their vote yet-never-before-seen 99 out of 100 points and the demand for Van Winkle Whiskey rose dramatically. Since the 1980s until 2002 Van Winkle worked as a typical whiskey blender who bought barrels of different distilleries, this mixed for a desired flavor profile and bottled under its own name. Since about 2000, the Sazerac Group subsidiary Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, production resumed, which produces the whiskey on behalf Van Winkles. After Pappy Van Winkle years a premium whiskey under several were a hype, the Pappy Van Winkle developed since around 2010 the most expensive and sought after Bourbon made. In Van Winkle distributes approximately 6,000 to 7,000 cases, compared to about 11 million cases, the Jack Daniel's was sold in 2012. The whiskey is delivered twice a year, the selected stores and dealers in the get, get about half a dozen bottles - these are then usually sold to regular customers, who long ago entered on a waiting list. Other stores hold a lottery, the Washington Post from a wholesaler of Missouri reported in which 1,400 customers have participated in the lottery, in the low two-digit number was distributed to bottles. Meanwhile ensures only the mismatch of supply and demand by gourmets, connoisseurs and collectors who want to have something special and rare, a Veblen good that has used, in which the rising prices boost demand yet. The taste of Van Winkle whiskey is mild and more accessible than most Bourbons by the wheat. Because Van Winkles manage up to 20 years and to store it longer, without being undrinkable, it nevertheless has an intense flavor with a special character and indisputably ranks with the world's finest Bourbon and Rye whiskeys. Since inventories at Stitzel-Weller whiskey were limited, the Van Winkles old selected whiskey from other distilleries and Buffalo Trace began to mix with the Stitzel-Weller. At least since 2013 (20 year old whiskey) and 2016 (23 years old Whiskey) can be retrieved from the barrels no Stitzel-Weller whiskey more because Stitzel-Weller ceased production 1992. However, the company announced to have transferred most of the barrels in steel containers several years ago, where the whiskey matures unable to continue and have for several years Whiskey inventories of Stitzel-Weller in stock.
- Nose: thick caramel with strong vanilla and pepper spice, some cherries here too, an almost maraschino-like note
- Palate: the spice continues here on the palate with cloves and nutmeg added to the pepper we got on the nose. There are heavy bitter orange notes too with more of that maraschino cherry
- Finish: medium finish with the spicy rye taking the lead
- Colour: golden amber
- Typ: Straight Bourbon Whiskey - Distillery Bottling
- District: Kentucky - Frankfort
- Vintage: 1997-1998
- Age: 10 years old
- Year bottled: 2007-2008
- Cask Wood Type: New White Oak
- Alcohol ABV% 45.0
- Bottling Series: 10 Years Handmade Bourbon - Special Release for UK
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml
- Packaging without box
- Producer/Importer: Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery, Frankfort, 40601, Kentucky, USA
- Country of Origin: USA - Kentucky
- limited, number unknown - rare collector´s whiskey!
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