Old Rip Van Winkle 12 Year Old Bourbon 1988 (75cl, 52.5%)

Old Rip Van Winkle 12 Year Old is a wheated Kentucky straight bourbon, bottled in 1988 at 105 proof (52.5% ABV) in a 750ml bottle. It dates from the years when the Van Winkle family worked independently, before the Pappy Van Winkle name took on its later reputation. The bourbon is described as coming from Stitzel-Weller or early transition-era production. In the family's historical range, a 12-year-old at this strength sits between the 10-year-old and the 15-year-old.