Liquid America | Pappy Van Winkle

Introduction By BillieBLVD

Bourbon is American and sipping Pappy Van WInkle is like squeezing everything that it means to be American until something trickles out.  The ingredients, the water, the barrel, and the guiding hands of a master blender are all part of what it means to be a proud American.  This is our version of Scotch or Sake except ours is better.  Yes I said it. Heritage, history, culture, and grit all working together to make an authentic and honest product that is now world renowned.  Nothing taste like this whiskey and I will put it up against the best that the world can offer. 

While getting your hand on a bottle may be an act of Congress there is hope that for as little as 59 bucks you can be the proud owner of a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle 12 year (see below).  Yes, its true.  Enter the lottery in Pennsylvania and you just may be lucky enough to have your own bottle.   

By Sue Gleiter of Pennlive.com

Looks like you may have a better shot at nabbing a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle in Pennsylvania this year.

After last year's Internet sale debacle which shut down the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's website, the state is changing the way it sells the limited-edition bottles.

As of 9 a.m. today, the LCB announced it is selling the bottle via a lottery system to consumers and individual licensees. The lottery will run through 11 p.m. Dec. 12.

The products include:

• Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year, $249.99 each – 24 bottles – 18 for retail customers, 6 for licensees
  
• Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye, $99.99 each – 30 bottles – 23 for retail customers, 7 for licensees
  
• Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year, $79.99 each – 111 bottles – 84 for retail customers, 27 for licensees
  
• Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year, $149.99 each – 210 bottles – 158 for retail customers, 52 for licensees
  
• Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year, $49.99 each – 384 bottles – 288 for retail customers, 96 for licensees
  
• Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year, $59.99 each – 780 bottles – 585 for retail customers, 195 for licensees
  

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