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Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery

Van Winkle Family Reserve Straight Rye Whiskey

9.615 ratings
9.49 pro ratings
Kentucky, USA
Rye

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Old Rip Van Winkle DistilleryKentucky, USARye
Top Notes For
Christopher Bates

Master Sommelier, Owner/Winemaker Element Winery

9.5

Spicy, grainy, savory, meaty and floral.

Spicy, grainy, savory, meaty and floral.

Jan 26th, 2015
Will Atkinson
9.8

Unreal. So amazing. Rye spice and refinement. Hey!

Unreal. So amazing. Rye spice and refinement. Hey!

Jan 25th, 2015
Chris Harvey
8.8

Murderer's Row....

Murderer's Row....

Oct 27th, 2014
Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.5

Good bye Pappy rye! I'll probably never have another bottle.

Good bye Pappy rye! I'll probably never have another bottle.

Sep 21st, 2013
Dave
9.8

Finally opened this because I bought a bottle from 2024. This is without a doubt the finest rye whiskey I've ever enjoyed. It's going to go way too fast.

Finally opened this because I bought a bottle from 2024. This is without a doubt the finest rye whiskey I've ever enjoyed. It's going to go way too fast.

May 2nd, 2025
Nick Chang
9.6

And the Van Winkle legend grows....

And the Van Winkle legend grows....

May 10th, 2015
Nitin Khanna
10

Greatest rye I've ever tasted

Greatest rye I've ever tasted

Apr 25th, 2015
Nick Davis
9.1

Nick had this 9 years ago

Nick had this 9 years ago

Dec 24th, 2016
Joe Carroll

Owner/Wine Director Spuyten Duyvil, Fette Sau, St. Anselm & Gotham Artisanal Provisions

9.2

Joe had this 10 years ago

Joe had this 10 years ago

Apr 11th, 2015
Jay Clark
9.0

Jay had this 11 years ago

Jay had this 11 years ago

Jan 15th, 2015