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The three generations of Van Winkle pose for a photo in front of their family's distillery in 1961. This rare bottling honors Julian "Pappy" Van Winkle who was the first of the family to enter the distilling industry. Brand Story: This very rare, limited edition bourbon takes generations of distilling know-how to produce. Only the most careful and expensive distilling method can be used to create a whiskey as special as this one. Each barrel ages for 23 years and is carefully selected from the heart of the warehouse. This whiskey should be enjoyed neat. Tasting Notes: Early aromas of caramel and cream with soft notes of oak, nuts and leather. Features a sweet taste composed of vanilla, maple and honey joined by complimentary flavors of citrus and spice. Has a long lasting oaky finish, along with many of the early flavors. Recent Awards: 2012 Extraordinary - Ultimate Recommendation / Chairman's Trophy Finalist / Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2008 Double Gold Medal - San Francisco World Spirits Competition Ratings: Whiskey Advocate - 95 Contact us for specific bottles and proofs.
| Alcohol by Volume | 47.8% |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Region | Kentucky |
| UPC | 089319123785 |
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Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for the 95.6 proof bottling.
These reviews and medals are for the 95.6 proof bottling. We also sell 2025 at 95.6 proof ($3,999.96).
Nose is full of oak, baking spices, vanilla and char. The palate is thick and viscous with more oak, spice, leather, and tobacco. Finish is long and can at certain points be unwanted. Overpowering burnt sugar, charred wood, and wood.
Twenty-three years is a long time for bourbon to spend in oak, and this one shows its age. … but then dwindles slightly as the whisky progresses, replaced by dry, spicy, leathery, sooty-charcoal, tobacco notes.
How strongly each flavor family shows up across 1 note from 1 publication, all for the 95.6 proof bottling, weighted by source.
Flavor scores are our estimates. A flavor scores higher when more critics mention it and when they describe it more strongly, so no single review sets the result. They are not a rating from any publication.