Old Rip Van Winkle Bourbon Whiskey is a
Kentucky
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Straight
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Bourbon whiskey
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produced by the
Sazerac Company
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at its
Buffalo Trace Distillery
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in
Frankfort, Kentucky
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. It is sold in 750ml glass bottles. The primary brand expression is aged 10 years.
It is sometimes confused with its sister brand,
Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve
Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve is the flagship brand of bourbon whiskey owned by the "Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery" company. It is distilled and bottled by the Sazerac Company at its Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky. Pappy Va ...
, and misleadingly so, as "Pappy" is much more expensive.
The arrangement for production of Old Rip Van Winkle at the Buffalo Trace Distillery resulted from a joint venture arrangement with the Van Winkle family that was established in June 2002.
Official site for Old Rip Van Winkle
See also
* Rip Van Winkle
"Rip Van Winkle" () is a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager in Colonial history of the United States, colonial America named Rip Van Winkle who meets mysterious Du ...
References
Further reading
*
Rip Van Winkle Lawrenceburg Warehouse(internet archive)
External links
Official site for Old Rip Van Winkle
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Bourbon whiskey
Sazerac Company brands