Many weeks go by, and last week a friend in a city 45 min away texts me a picture of some Colonel EH Taylor that is sitting on the shelf of the bottle shop around the block from him. I had been hunting for some CEHT Barrel Proof and the $73 price was the cheapest […]
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The Pappy rush is over. If you didn’t get any you’re probably SOL. But…there’s always next year — and other damn good bourbons. So here’s what I’d like to do. What I’d like to ask you. How Did You Find Pappy? If you got IT, will you tell us your story — your “how I
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It’s kind of bittersweet when you get the call. And you hear you got picked for the Pappy, but…it’s not exactly Pappy, but Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot “B” 12 Year. In other words, this stuff didn’t quite make the cut and become Pappy Van Winkle. It was pulled off the shelf and bottled at
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Pappy Van Winkle’s Aged Bourbon Can’t Keep Pace With Consumer Demand “It’s the character, the taste. The scarcity of it that drives the interest.” – Chris Brantley
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I ran across this story today and thoroughly enjoyed it. Great history lesson, pics and interviews. Check it out if you want to learn more about the history of how Pappy Van Winkle, the best bourbon, in the world came into being. http://www.whas11.com/story/news/local/2014/11/20/pappy-van-winkle-bourbon-shively/70014744/ You can access the story here.
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