Old Rip Van Winkle 25 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey

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Old Rip Van Winkle

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Old Rip Van Winkle

25 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey 750ml

Bottle size

Extremely rare, with just 710 bottles released globally. Distilled in mid 1989 and stored on the lower level of the Van Winkle family distillery until 2002. In 2002, barrels were moved to Buffalo Trace and aged from 2002 – 2014. Tanked in stainless steel in 2014.…

Beverage type:

Bourbon Whiskey

Alcohol Level:

50%

Bottle size:

750ml decanter Single

Product Origin:

Kentucky

Expert Rating:

UPC code:

89319001014

Tastes like:

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About the brand

Perhaps the most distinctive name in bourbon, Old Rip Van Winkle and its supremely popular 'Pappy' releases have become a culture-defining phenomenon. Passed down through generations of the Van Winkle family for well over 100 years, Old Rip Van Winkle (now distilled by Buffalo Trace) is renowned for its unique preference of wheat rather than rye in the mashbill, a process which has helped it earn cult status and a reputation for producing the smoothest and most complex bourbons in circulation. Released yearly in extremely limited quantities, Old Rip Van Winkle and its acclaimed Pappy Van Winkle line are celebrated by collectors and connoisseurs the world over, and rightly so, no top shelf is complete without one.

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Ratings & Reviews (2)

It was okay. I took a sip, spit it out and cooked my steak with it.

Posted on Sep 9th, 2021

3/24/18 Nose: Cedar and pine orange and preparing zest Sense of taste: Exceptionally mind boggling. Oaky tannins ricochet around against flies of liquor warmth and orange pizzazz. Influxes of cedar from the nose thereafter. amazingly long completion.

Posted on Apr 19th, 2020

Tasting Notes

Nose

Caramel, Vanilla, Soft Oak

Taste

Predominant oak stands out but not overpowering as you would expect in a 25-year old bourbon. Wheated bourbons typically age well, and this ORVW follows suit. The sweet sugars hold up and provide an excellent balance and flavor complexity to the oak forward. The proof point is just right with this expression. It’s a straight down the middle, aged wheated bourbon that is very nice. I expected to get smacked in the face with the oak similar to Diageo’s Orphan Barrel Whoop & Holler, but this ORVW is in a different league entirely.

Finish

The finish on this whiskey is mid-range with very little thickness and bite – again, surprising for a bourbon aged a quarter century.

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