Whisky & Whiskey | Festive Spirits and American Classics
Whisky & Whiskey | Festive Spirits and American Classics
Green Glass - Lawrenceburg
Auction Closed
December 10, 12:27 AM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Van Winkle Special Reserve 20 Year Old Cork N Bottle 90.4 Proof 1967
Distilled on October 30 1967, bottled on November 18 1987, bottled for Cork N Bottle by Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, ullage: very top shoulder, red wax capsule very slightly cracked
Along with Corti Brothers, the Cork N Bottle releases of Van Winkle Special Reserve count as the pinnacle of the legendary label. Gordon Hue, the owner of the Cork N Bottle liquor store in northern Kentucky, teamed with Julian Van Winkle III in the 1980s and 1990s to create some of the most iconic whiskeys America has ever seen – including this, among the first 20-year-old bourbons offered by Van Winkle and a complete game-changer in terms of pushing up age statements on American whiskey, at a time when bourbon appreciation was at its nadir. Today, Cork N Bottle releases count among the rarest and most desired whiskeys in the country.
1 bt 75cl (nop)
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