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Pappy Van Winkle question
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Fri Jan 15, 2016 5:52 pmby Vital
I've noticed 10 and 12 yo use Old RIP Van Winkle name on the bottles while 15+yo use PAPPY Van Winkle Family Reserve.
Any meaning to that short of "marketing" ?
Re: Pappy Van Winkle question
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Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:32 pmby Bourbon Joe
No.
Re: Pappy Van Winkle question
Posted:
Fri Jun 03, 2016 6:18 pmby whiskey buyer
Pappy Van Winkle is named for the creator of the recipe. Julian Van Winkle aka "Pappy."
Re: Pappy Van Winkle question
Posted:
Fri Jun 03, 2016 7:39 pmby Squire
Pappy got the recipe along with the distillers who developed it when he put together a group of investors to purchase the Stitzel-Weller distillery. A.P. Stitzel may have been using wheat in his Bourbon recipe as early as the 1870s but it was Pappy's group who made it famous.
Re: Pappy Van Winkle question
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Sat Jun 11, 2016 7:42 amby whiskey buyer
Rip Van Winkle is the name of the company. There expression, "Old Rip Van Winkle" is their 10 year old expression.
Pappy Van Winkle is their 15, 20 and 23 year old expressions.
Re: Pappy Van Winkle question
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Sat Jun 11, 2016 9:43 pmby Squire
Back when the Van Winkle family owned the Stitzel-Weller distillery they created the Old Rip Van Winkle label and kept the brand name when they sold the place.