A bottle of Pappy Van Winkle's 23 Year Old Family Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, bottled by Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery, Frankfort. This was imported to England by Hi-Spirits Ltd.
The bottling code indicates indicates it was bottled 2021.
The back label reads:
The three generations of Van Winkles pose for a photo in front of their family distillery in 1961. This rare bottling honors Julian 'Pappy' Van Winkle who was the first of the family to enter the distilling industry.
This is bottle number M600.
Condition
Please see images for fill level and label condition. Note general wear.
The Whisky.Auction team has inspected this lot and found it to be suitable for sale. However, please note the absence of a condition statement does not imply that this lot is in perfect condition or free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of ageing. Older bottles often contain small amounts of sediment. We cannot guarantee that the contents of this bottle will be free from the effects of age, cork taint, oxidation or other faults.
This bottle does not appear to be leaking. While we take every care to pack bottles securely we cannot guarantee that old corks and closures will not leak in transit.
