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My Bourbon Thoughts: Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 20 Years Old
It is that time of year, depending on what state you live in, to be on the look-out for the Fall Pappy Van Winkle release. The Pappy label is distilled at Buffalo Trace but is still created by the Van Winkle family, currently Julian Van Winkle III.
My Bourbon Thoughts: Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year
The Van Winkle Reserve is aged 12 years to a rather low 90.4 proof. The bottle unfortunately doesn’t have the well recognized image of ‘Pappy’ smoking but the product inside is very recognizable.
My Bourbon Thoughts: Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year
The Pappy Van Winkle 10 Year product is called Old Rip Van Winkle. It is bottled nearly at at barrel proof with a little water added to bring it down to 107 Proof.
My Bourbon Thoughts: Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 15 Year Review
A hands-on review of Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 15. The good, the bad, and the delicious. The Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 15 Year is the younger brother of the Pappy 20 Year. Like its other family members, this is a wheated recipe. The 15 Year Pappy is is bottled at 107 proof. Today this […]