Old Rip Van Winkle 18 Year Old Blue Smoke 92.6 Proof NV (1 Bottle 75cl)

Old Rip Van Winkle 18 Year Old Blue Smoke 92.6 Proof NV (Signed Bottle)

Produced & bottled by Old Rip Van Winkle exclusively for Blue Smoke Restaurant, bottled in Frankfort KY

The bottle has been signed by Julian Van Winkle III specially for The Great American Whiskey Collection

The early 2000s were a high time for Julian Van Winkle III – he signed an agreement to distill and bottle his brands at Buffalo Trace, ensuring a future for the Van Winkle label, while at the same time he bottled a series of private-label whiskeys that have since become legendary. Among them is this bottle from 2003, which he created for Blue Smoke, a BBQ restaurant in downtown Manhattan, which unfortunately shuttered its doors in December 2020. With its red background and bold typefaces, it is easily the most one of the most distinctive labels Van Winkle ever produced.

1 bottle 75cl (no original packaging)

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