Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 15 Years Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey

"This bourbon represents a younger expression of our famous 20 year old Pappy Van Winkles Family Reserve. The whiskey in this bottle was produced according to our exclusive family wheated recipe and was specially selected from barrels in the heart of our warehouses here in Kentucky. It has remained undisturbed for 15 years to age in deep-charred heavy oakuntouched by human handsunhurried by time. I am proud to set my family name upon it." Julian P. VanWinkle III

 

"The bright bronze/burnished orange/bay hue delights the eye; impeccable clarity.  The elegant, focused early-on aroma paints pictures of sweet corn dripping with butter, dark toffee and hazelnuts; later inhalations pick up not-so-subtle notes of chocolate cake frosting, cocoa beans and vanilla; a top-heavy aroma that's loaded with classic and traditional rich, potent corn whiskey scents.  The palate entry is spicy, piquant, prickly and raisiny; at midpalate the taste profile features lead pencil, slate, black pepper, brown butter, and deep-seared oak.  Finishes with an ash-like, chewy, and oily aftertaste that's smashingly luscious.  Eleven years after first evaluating this husky, take-no-prisoners bourbon, I love it even more and admire it's uncompromising core virtues at a higher level of appreciation.  American whiskey doesn't come any finer."

-Spirit Journal, 5 Stars