Recent Van Winkle Articles

Every fall, a small corner of the whiskey world holds its breath, and this year is no different. Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery and Buffalo Trace Distillery confirmed on September 10 that the 2026 Van Winkle Whiskey Collection is finally making its way to store shelves, bars and restaurants across t

Every year around this time, bourbon lovers start paying extra attention to their local liquor stores and online alerts. The 2025 release of the Van Winkle collection is here, bringing with it the usual lineup of hard-to-find bottles that have folks lining up or refreshing their browsers. But this

A single bottle of bourbon recently made headlines when it sold for an incredible $125,000 at a Sotheby’s auction, setting a new benchmark for American whiskey sales after Prohibition. This wasn’t just any bottle—it was the Old Rip Van Winkle “Van Winkle Selection” from the 2007 Kentucky Bourbon Fe