Old Rip Van Winkle

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Old Rip Van Winkle Bourbon
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Type Bourbon whiskey
Manufacturer The Sazerac Company
Country of origin  Kentucky, United States
Alcohol by volume  53.50%
Proof (US) 107.0
Related products Buffalo Trace

Old Rip Van Winkle Bourbon Whiskey is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon whiskey produced by the Sazerac Company at its Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky. It is sold in 750ml glass bottles. The primary brand expression is aged 10 years.

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It is sometimes confused with its sister brand, Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve, and misleadingly so, as "Pappy" is much more expensive.

The arrangement for production of Old Rip Van Winkle at the Buffalo Trace Distillery was the result of a joint venture arrangement with the Van Winkle family that was established in June 2002. [1]

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