Nose
Honey, old oak, cherry stone, and a dusty vanilla.
No. 07 · Bourbon
Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year Family Reserve
Buffalo Trace (Old Rip Van Winkle) · Kentucky
The 20-year wheated bourbon in the Van Winkle line, bottled at 45.2%. Earlier generations of this age were sold as Old Rip Van Winkle; current labels read Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve, and the whiskey is still filled for the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery. The photograph is a Sotheby's group of those 20-year bottles.
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- Distillery
- Buffalo Trace (Old Rip Van Winkle)
- Country / region
- United States · Kentucky
- Style
- Bourbon
- Year of release
- Ongoing
- Age statement
- 20 Year Old
- Bottles made
- Annual release. Bottle count is undisclosed and changes with the year.
- ABV
- 45.2% (90.4 proof)
- Cask type
- New charred American oak; wheated bourbon
- Approximate value
- Secondary prices often land between roughly £1,500 and £4,000, sometimes outside that, by year and condition. Approximate.
Tasting notes
Palate
Rounder and quieter than the 23: caramel, wheat sweetness, leather, and gentle spice.
Finish
Medium-long, with cocoa and a dry oak fade.
More bourbon
No. 04 · Bourbon
Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year Family Reserve
Buffalo Trace (Old Rip Van Winkle)
Released
Ongoing
Approx. value
About £2,500–£8,000
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No. 06 · Bourbon
George T. Stagg
Buffalo Trace
Released
Ongoing
Approx. value
About £800–£2,500
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No. 14 · Bourbon
Blanton's Original Single Barrel
Buffalo Trace
Released
Ongoing
Approx. value
About £70–£180
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