Pappy Van Winkle 15 · Whiskey Compass

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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