Old Rip Van Winkle Age:15 Yr Finish: Long and rich with

Finish: Long and rich with oak

Palate: Rich and full

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Old Rip Van Winkle Age:15 Yr Finish: Long and rich withVital Stats: 90. 4 Proof, 12 years old Nose: Rather lean and oaky, like the inside of a sauna. There are notes of incense, clove, wood, and mint underlaid by a kind of steely minerality. With water, things get a little more floral: notes of pear cider, honey, beeswax, and red currant. Palate: After nosing this whiskey, I worried the palate would be too astringent, but fortunately my worries were unfounded. While quite oak inflected in the entry, the