BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – 9 October, 2020, by Susan Reigler
Preston and Julian Van Winkle III
The Pappy Game is Afoot
Buffalo Trace Distillery announced this week that the yearly distribution of highly allocated Pappy Van Winkle whiskeys is pending. Here are excerpts from the press release clearly explaining the distillery’s pricing policy and some of the selling and buying shenanigans unfortunately associated with the highly allocated line:
“Yields from the barrels are typically low due to the evaporation during the long aging cycle, and this year is no exception. While the amount of 10, 12 and 15-year bourbon will be about the same as previous years, unfortunately the 20 and 23-year-old barrels yielded far fewer bottles this fall. Good news is there is more 13-year rye than in years’ past.
The Van Winkle collection consists of several whiskeys. Suggested retail prices are as follows:
$69.99 – Old Rip Van Winkle Handmade Bourbon 10-Year-Old 107...
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