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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve, 20 Years

Bourbon is usually associated with rednecks and hillbillies, but a recent trip to Bourbon and Branch revealed that there are a few distilleries producing high quality sipping bourbon supeior to many single malt scotches.
Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve is one such bourbon. It's aged for 20 years, a nearly unheard of amount of time in the bourbon world. The resulting product smells intensely of vanilla and butter, and has a smooth rich mouthfeel. Even in alcohol-obsessed San Francisco, it was tough to find two bottles of this bourbon, which is rated #1 in the world.

3 comments:

Cat said...

Hmmmm... you guys are having way too much fun... at this point, I could use a good bourbon, redneck, hillbillie and all...

pei said...

Um, okay, little miss "I just travelled clear across the globe, flying first class, eating amazing food, and lying under beachside cabanas all the live long day!"

Come visit!!!!!

Cat said...

What?! It's so not true... I work my butt off 95% of the time, and of course you guys wouldn't want to see pics of me tied to my desk and laptop all the time... anyhoo, will try to visit when I get the chance!