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The September 2018 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part I

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Auction Ends: 9/20/2018 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #1085. Old Rip Van Winkle Pappy Van Winkle's Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Family Reserve 15-Year-Old NV

Description: Consists of 1 Bottle, 0.75L
Score: 96-100 WE.
"Initial sniffings find aromas of sweet corn dripping with butter, dark toffee and hazelnuts; later inhalations pick up notes of chocolate cake frosting, cocoa beans and vanilla. Palate entry is spicy, prickly and raisiny; at midpalate the taste features lead pencil, slate, black pepper, sautéed butter and deep-seared oak. Finishes ash-like, chewy and oily. American whiskey doesn't come any finer." Wine Enthusiast, 6/1/2006
Provenance: The Siracusa Cellar
Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $1,600

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