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Old Rip Van Winkle 7 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon - Cardinal Decanter
Subtitle (S1)
Distillery
Distillery status
Closed
Age
7 year old
Production Type
Bourbon whiskey
Cask type
New American oak casks
Region
Kentucky, USA
Brand
Distillery
Stitzel-Weller
A historic Kentucky distillery and one of the most revered names in American whiskey. It was opened in 1935 and is lauded for the wheat recipe bourbon produced for its Old Fitzgerald and W.L. Weller brands. Its name lives on through these labels, however it has been closed since 1992.
Founded
1935
Production type
Bourbon whiskey
Brand
Old Rip Van Winkle
A sought-after brand of wheated Kentucky straight bourbon, produced for the Van Winkle Whiskey Company at Buffalo Trace distillery. The brand originally dates to the early post-Prohibition years when it was introduced by Julian Van Winkle I, later being revived by his son in the 1970s.
Founded
c.1933
Production type
Bourbon whiskey,
Rye whiskey
Company
J.P. Van Winkle & Son
A business established in 1972 by son Julian Van Winkle Jnr, son of the now legendary 'Pappy,' respectively. He was later joined in the business by his own son, Julian III, in 1977. The company's primary interest was selling commemorative decanters, which it filled with Stitzel-Weller bourbon.
Founded
1972
Company type
Independent Bottler
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