The World’s Most Expensive Bourbon Just Sold for $162,500—It’s a Pappy Van Winkle You’ve Never Seen

The auction house predicted lofty sales, but it didn’t expect the collection to go for $2.5 million.

$162,500 Van Winkle Bourbon Breaks Auction Record For Most Valuable Bottle Of American Whiskey

The bottle of high-proof bourbon easily eclipsed the six figure mark on its way to a new record for American whiskey.
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Record-breaking bourbon sale proves some bottles are worth more than cars

A bottle of whiskey just sold for more money than most people spend on a new pickup truck. Last weekend at Sotheby's in New ...

A 1982 bourbon just became the most expensive American Whiskey ever sold

A single bottle of Old Rip Van Winkle from 1982 sold for $162,500, leading a $2.5 million auction that redefined how the ...
Men's Journal

Can’t Score Pappy Van Winkle? This Whiskey Bar Has The Next Best Thing: Pappy Juice

The home-made blend tastes so close to the famous bourbon that I couldn’t tell the difference. November marks cooler fall weather, football season, and Thanksgiving. But for whiskey fans, this time of ...
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Key Suspect in Pricey Kentucky Bourbon Heist Pleads Guilty

A rogue distillery worker at the center of a bourbon-heist scheme that spirited away tens of thousands of dollars' worth of liquor has pleaded guilty in a case that has secured a place in Kentucky ...
Lehigh Valley Live

Pennsylvania lottery for rare Pappy Van Winkle, other sought-after whiskeys closes soon

The most expensive offering is Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Straight Bourbon 23 Year Old at $449.99, with 42 bottles available.
Food & Wine

Every Bottle in the 2025 Van Winkle Collection — Plus the 25-Year Bourbon Going to Auction

The collection features age-stated whiskeys from 10 to 23 years old, plus a bourbon originally distilled at Stitzel-Weller. The 2025 Van Winkle Collection returns this September with six highly ...