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Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year Old Bourbon Bottled 2014When Stitzel-Weller was closed down by United Distillers in 1992, it was only a matter of time before stock would run out.This necessitated a partnership between Julian Van Winkle III and Buffalo Trace distillery in 2002, seeing all bottling move there, initially using the remaining Stitzel-Weller barrels, with these eventually replaced by Buffalo Trace distilled stock. The product from all eras is revered, and the brand is considered to be the first premium bourbon line to have been produced in the US.The 10year old Handmade Bourbonis one of the original Old Rip Van Winkle brands, firstbottled by Julian Van Winkle III in 1980s.
