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Bourbon · Kentucky, USA

Pappy Van Winkle 15

The cult bourbon. Worth the hunt? Maybe.

ABV53.5%
Age15 Year
Price$1,500+
Rating4.9 ★

Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery (Sazerac)

Tasting notes

Nose
Deep caramel, leather, aged tobacco, and rich oak
Palate
Extraordinarily complex with caramel, leather, tobacco, oak, and dark fruit
Finish
Eternally long, with every note lingering

Flavor profile

deep caramelleathertobaccooakvanilla

How to drink it

  • neat

Food pairings

  • fine cigars
  • dark chocolate truffle
  • dry-aged ribeye
  • celebrating something

Price tier

Allocated / unicorn. Hunt, wait, and pay what you must.

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