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Old Rip Van Winkle Handmade Bourbon Reviews
- Distillery
- Old Rip Van Winkle
- Style
- Bourbon or Tennessee
- Release
- Unspecified
- Age
- 10 Years
- Alcohol
- 45% abv.
- Region
- United States, Kentucky
- Bottled For
- Distillery
This fine whiskey has as pleasant a taste as any whiskey around. The 10 full years of aging combine nicely with its 45% apy (90 proof). A hint of caramel flavor is enjoyed when one tastes this fine hand-crafted bourbon. This bourbon has a "rich, plush texture.
Old Rip Van Winkle Handmade Bourbon
Review by ColoradoDram
- Color
- Deep copper/amber.
- Nose
- Sterile band-aids, then ginger-laced honey and oak bourbon. Distance your nose from the lip of the glass due to the high ABV (107 proof).
- Body
- Gritty, tongue-gripping/wrestling, medium bodied.
- Palate
- Prickly oak, honey, pencil shavings.
- Finish
- Hot, lasting, and quite smooth. Confirms the palate on all fronts. My only complaint is a slightly too-bitter wood taste surfaces after the cedar pencil shavings.
I bought my Van Winkle Handmade in 2009, and it says (and tastes every bit) 107 proof. I could not find any of the typically 45% bourbon aforementioned, and I'm glad. This is bourbon's answer to some of Scotland's 10 year cask-strengths, and it's pretty well done. Not the most complex, but pleasing enough on the tongue.
Old Rip Van Winkle Handmade Bourbon
Review by Frombeyond
- Color
- good dark color
- Nose
- Awesome smells like the skin on the corn cob!
- Body
- light to medium body
- Palate
- Way too much heat. This is a mixer for sure. Wow this way off balanced!
- Finish
- Tears flowed from my eyes as the alcohol burned my mouth and throat.
Great nose and horrible palate. The worst part of it was the fact I paid 30 dollars for this
Old Rip Van Winkle Handmade Bourbon
Review by Colin
- Color
- Copper
- Nose
- Spice, Mint, Strong alcohol, Grass
- Body
- Strong, Full, Dry
- Palate
- Spicy, Salt Water Toffee, Sweet Apples, Grassy
- Finish
- Cold, Grassy
This whisky is spicy and delicious and very interesting, but has too much floural grassiness for my taste.