{"product_id":"old-rip-van-winkle-25-year-old-bourbon-whiskey","title":"Old Rip Van Winkle 25 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOld Rip Van Winkle 25 Year Old is the longest-aged release in the Van Winkle family lineup — a quarter-century aged Kentucky Straight Bourbon presented in a wooden display box. At 25 years, the wheated mash bill’s gentler oak interaction (versus rye-recipe bourbon) becomes the defining feature: the sweet sugars from the wheated grain bill balance the oak rather than being overpowered by it, producing a smooth, refined character that holds up at an age statement few bourbons can achieve.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis represents the upper boundary of practical Kentucky bourbon aging — 25 years in Kentucky’s humid summers produces the deepest possible barrel concentration, but only the wheated Van Winkle mash bill can survive a quarter-century in oak without going entirely woody. The result is one of the most refined American whiskeys ever bottled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caramel, vanilla, and soft oak\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oak-forward yet perfectly balanced — sweet wheated bourbon sugars contrast the extended oak influence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smooth and mid-range without the heavy thickness or bite that 25-year aging often produces\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Old Rip Van Winkle (Buffalo Trace partnership)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 Years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wooden display box\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pappy-van-winkle\"\u003ePappy Van Winkle collection at Wooden Cork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pappy Van Winkle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42900677296199,"sku":"Old-Rip-Van-Winkle-25-Year-Old-Bourbon-Whiskey","price":44999.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/0640\/2375\/files\/ORVW_a4ea364a-18b1-4ee8-8706-f60fc82f814d.jpg?v=1782423038","url":"https:\/\/bourbonnest.com\/products\/old-rip-van-winkle-25-year-old-bourbon-whiskey","provider":"Bourbon Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}