Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery

Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Years Old, Lot 'B' 45.2% Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

9.476 ratings

9.223 pro ratings

Kentucky, USA

Top Notes For

7.6

Watered down bollocks . Of all the supposedly great things to taste this was one of the more disappointing.

Watered down bollocks . Of all the supposedly great things to taste this was one of the more disappointing.

Nov 2nd, 2018

8.6

I honestly don't care for the 12 year. I find it to be extremely thin and very much lacking the body, texture and taste of an aged wheated bourbon. And this has nothing at all to do with the scarcity factor / secondary prices. Oddly enough, love the 10 and 15 years.

I honestly don't care for the 12 year. I find it to be extremely thin and very much lacking the body, texture and taste of an aged wheated bourbon. And this has nothing at all to do with the scarcity factor / secondary prices. Oddly enough, love the 10 and 15 years.

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Owner/Sommelier tapasbar

9.5

Legend!

Legend!

Feb 5th, 2015

Christopher Bates

Master Sommelier, Owner/Winemaker Element Winery

9.4

Delicious, fruity and caramel.

Delicious, fruity and caramel.

Jan 26th, 2015

9.2

Mmmmmm....bourbon!

Mmmmmm....bourbon!

Jan 12th, 2015

9.6

I don't always drink bourbon, but when I do.. It's pappy ;)

I don't always drink bourbon, but when I do.. It's pappy ;)

Oct 12th, 2014

8.4

Tasted blind Weller 12 came out on top (or on par) of this every time.

Tasted blind Weller 12 came out on top (or on par) of this every time.

Aug 31st, 2014

8.6

86!

86!

May 1st, 2014

9.4

2017 release

2017 release

Feb 19th, 2018

9.3

Pappy tasting at our liquor store.

Pappy tasting at our liquor store.

Dec 21st, 2017