Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 20 Year Old

Imagine a bourbon so rare that it’s rarely in the shops, almost never makes it to a bar and changes hands under the counter for thousands of dollars. That’s right, we’re talking whiskey with an 'e' here and Pappy are the folk who have singlehandedly brought about bourbon’s global resurgence.

Aficionados have called Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 20 Year Old the Rolex of bourbons, but that would only be true if Rolex released ultra-rare limited editions. Jonnie, our whisky specialist at the Club tells us “this really is the holy grail of bourbons.”

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain was also left salivating: “If God made bourbon, this is what he’d make.”

So let’s get under the hood to take a better look at what’s in the bottle.

We know you’re not snobs when it comes to good bourbon, and whiskey doesn’t come much more lauded than Pappy Van Winkle. The 20 Year Old beat all other bourbons in the world with a staggering 99/100 rating by the World Spirits Championship.

Intense and tantalising to both the nose and palate, this Kentucky Straight has a smooth nature with rich, sweet vanilla notes dancing with dried fruits, zippy oak and baking spices.

Snagging this piece of bourbon Americana really is about who you know and we’re beyond proud that we at The Whisky Club are among the few people in the world to ever see any.

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