Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year
Wheated Bourbon · Buffalo Trace Distillery · Frankfort, KY
Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year is a wheated bourbon from Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, KY. It is bottled at 90.4 proof (45.2% ABV) and carries a 20-year age statement. Suggested retail is about $1,200.
Tasting notes
Two decades of patience. Dried fruit, dark tobacco, ancient oak, and an impossibly long finish.
How it compares
- At $1,200, it costs 17.1 times the median wheated bourbon in the catalog ($70).
- At 90.4 proof it runs 10 proof points lower than the typical wheated bourbon here (100 proof).
- It ranks #30 of 204 rated bottles overall, and #5 of 27 from Buffalo Trace Distillery.