In American whiskey, no name triggers a fervor for bottles quite like Van Winkle. With six expressions, the highly limited and extremely coveted Van Winkle Collection is back for 2025. This year, the ...

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The arrival of September in Kentucky is marked not just by the cooling air and the hum of cicadas fading into memory, but by the annual reappearance of a collection that borders on myth. Old Rip Van ...

Washington Irving was born just as the news reached New York City: The war with England was over. To celebrate, his mother named him after the victorious American general. When he was a boy of 6, ...

For bourbon collectors, landing a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle can feel like winning the lottery. Landing six Van Winkle expressions at once — including the elusive Van Winkle Family Reserve 13-Year Rye ...