Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 23 Years Old 2008 100% Stitzel-Weller

Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 23 Years Old 2008 100% Stitzel-Weller

The Stitzel-Weller Distillery was owned and run by Julian Van Winkle III’s family. In the 1870s, “Pappy,” the grandfather, started working in the distillery industry. In 1972, they established the Old Rip Van Winkle brand after selling the Stitzel-Weller Distillery. Until the distillery collapsed in 1992, Stitzel-Weller kept producing whiskey for Julian .