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Bottle of 12 Years Old Van Winkle Special Reserve

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Bottle of 12 Years Old Van Winkle Special Reserve
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"The bourbon everyone wants but no one can get"

Old Van Winkle Distillery
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Tours: 502.696.5926
Website:www.oldripvanwinkle.com
Office: 502.897.9113

The Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery has a four-generation history. Julian
Van Winkle, III is the 3 rd generation Van Winkle to be involved in the Kentucky
Bourbon whiskey business, and in 2001, Julian’s Son, Preston, joined the business
with his dad. Julian’s grandfather, Julian P. & quot;Pappy& quot; Van Winkle, Sr., started the
family in the business back in the 1870’s when he was a salesman traveling around

the state by horse and buggy for the W.L. Weller & amp; Sons liquor wholesalers in
Louisville.
On Derby Day in 1935 at the age of 61, “Pappy” Van Winkle, owner and
President of Stitzel-Weller Distillery, opened the newly completed distillery in South
Louisville. “Pappy” Van Winkle maintained a heavy influence on the operations
there until his death at the age of 91. His son, Julian, Jr. took over operations until he
was forced by stockholders to sell the distillery in 1972.
After selling the distillery, Julian, Jr. resurrected a pre-prohibition label,
the only one to which the Van Winkles kept the rights, called Old Rip Van Winkle..
Julian Jr.’s son, Julian, III took over in 1981 when Julian, Jr. passed away. Julian, III
has continued with the Van Winkle tradition of producing the highest quality
“wheated” bourbon available, which recipe gives the bourbon a much softer,
smoother taste and allows the whiskey to age more gracefully.

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