Pappy Van Winkle 15yr
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Distiller:
Buffalo Trace
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Bottler:
Buffalo Trace
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ABV:
53.5%
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Age:
15 Years
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: The Whiskey Wash
- Excerpt: Intense! This is the whiskey equivalent of a double IPA. Straight, it leaves the inside of my mouth feeling scoured. Water moved it in a totally distinct and strange direction that really worked for me.
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: You won't see the face of angels, but you will get to drink a plenty good bourbon.
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- Raided Score: 96
- Publication: Bourbonr
- Excerpt: What can I say, this is an amazing bourbon and the crazy prices people pay on the secondary market comes as no surprise.
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- Raided Score: 89
- Publication: Distiller
- Excerpt: A nose of sun-dried cherries dipped in honey and a bowl of cinnamon-sprinkled cereal. The palate tastes of a melted Heath bar, vanilla saltwater taffy, and charred cinnamon. The finish shows charred wood, cinnamon sugar and wheat.
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Intro:
This dram speaks for itself - the 15yr expression from the hype machine that is Pappy Van Winkle. Let's dive in.
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Nose:
Sweet cherry, honey, toffee, nice oak structure. Tiramisu, no heat.
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Taste:
Medium mouth feel. Some heat, but not too bad. Honey, toffee, bit of oak structure. Cherry, vanilla bean, fruity and sweet. Mildly tannic.
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Finish:
Long, sweet, rich. Toffee, caramel, strawberry and cherry.
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Overall:
This is pretty nice. It's certainly better than the majority of the Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare single barrels I've had, so I feel like this has performed pretty strongly. You won't see the face of angels, but you will get to drink a plenty good bourbon. Historically, the 15yr has been my favorite of the Van Winkles (save for the rye) so I'm glad to see this stand up.
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Score:
7
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
