SCYFOOD > Whisky Old Rip Van Winkle 25 Year Old Decanter Contact Customer Service ENQUIRY In 1893, when he was 18 years old, Julian "Pappy" Van Winkle Sr. began working as a salesman for the liquor wholesaler, W.L. Weller & Sons. Fifteen years later, he bought the firm. In 1910 and acquired the A. Ph. Stitzel Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky, which had started as a sour mash whiskey distillery in 1872. Like all modern bourbons, Van Winkle bourbons are made primarily from corn and aged in charred new American oak barrels. A distinguishing feature of Van Winkle bourbons is their use of wheat as the secondary ingredient instead of the usual rye, and their additional inclusion of barley malt. Distilled in the Spring and Fall of 1989 and moved to stainless steel tanks in 2014, original presentation case worn in the lower back panel and top right, contains certificate of authenticity 75cl/50%
