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Old Rip Van Winkle 25 Years Old (1 bottle, 750ml)

18 – 30 September 2025, 12:00 EDT
Online, Skinner Boston

Sold for US$32,500 inc. premium

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Old Rip Van Winkle 25 Years Old (1 bottle, 750ml)
Region: Kentucky
Packaging: original wooden presentation case and glass stopper
Alcohol content: 50%
Notes: official bottling, bottle no. 283 of 710

Footnotes

United States, Bourbon

Distilled in the spring and fall of 1989 and bottled after 25 years of ageing, they are the oldest barrels ever bottled from the old family distillery.

The barrels were stored for years on the lower floors in the 1935 built metal clad warehouse in Shively, Kentucky, which has helped to preserve the sweet, mellow notes of the Van Winkle family's legendary wheated bourbon recipe. In 2014, the 11 barrels were moved into stainless steel tanks to preserve the elegant, yet rich flavor profile.

A beautiful wooden case, designed in collaboration with Heritage Handcrafted, experts in repurposing used bourbon barrels, holds the classically styled Glencairn Crystal Studio decanter engraved, individually numbered, and finished with a silver stopper. This is bottle 283 of 710.

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