Any Bourbon Drinkers Here? I got won Holy Grail of Bourbons today (Pappy Van Winkle)

[theantiquetiger]

OK, I didn't win it, I won the raffle for the chance to buy it.

It is a bottle 20 year old Pappy Van Winkle. It is considered the #1 bourbon in the world.

I told my wife to hide it in the house and don't tell me because I want to pop the cork

[J.B.]

I'm a Maker's Mark man myself. The only Pappy that got me high back in the day had this kind of responsibility:

[justzeg18]

That's so weird, a friend just this week also won a bottle. I haven't tried it yet, the good stuff is wasted on me.

[theantiquetiger]

That's so weird, a friend just this week also won a bottle. I haven't tried it yet, the good stuff is wasted on me.

I have yet to try it yet either (because it is so rare). I stole this bottle for $300. There were 5 bottles with different aged years, 10 thru 23 yr olds. My name was drawn first, nearly grabbed the 23 year old but it was $400, plus because of a giant theft of 200 bottles of the 20 year old from this year's crop. it is a very small distillery, so the theft of the cases have ran the street value up from $150 to around $800 a bottle.

[Access]

Wow! Pappy is the shiz nit! I love small batch bourbons, one of the great things about the south!

[Earth 2 Chris]

My sister and brother-in-law both work for Buffalo Trace, which makes Pappy Van Winkle. There is a distillery in nearby Frankfort.

Oddly enough...I don't drink!

Chris

[rchatlin]

Nice!

I'm on a waiting list at a few places by me, but the wait continues.


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[ubermanx]

Personally I am a single malt Scotch kinda guy but I can sure appreciate your enthusiasm.

Congrats on your score ... now bust that sucker open and have a wee dram once in a while. "Mint in box" should not apply here

- Marty

[theantiquetiger]

Here is some bourbon porn for ya, Uber. I am going to wait for a special occasion to pop this thing


pappy2 by Theantiquetiger, on Flickr

[ubermanx]

A+ ... Kind Sir ... A+