Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot "B" 12 Year

Finally cracking this bottle to celebrate a huge accomplishment! Tried neat. On the nares I get apple, cinnamon, nutmeg, maple. On the palate it’s very smooth and herbal with notes of vanilla, pecan, cinnamon, pitted fruits, slight charred oak with a nice finish of pride & success to finish this lovely pour. @Looneyhead

Nose: nothing when first poured. Opened up after fifteen minutes. Fruitcake vanilla. Light on the nose. Lemon notes. Fresher. Tobacco. Grassy. Palate Light fruitcake vanilla. Lower abv than Taylor Finish Warm long. Beautiful slight astringency

One of my closest friends is undergoing a messy divorce. So we decided to go out with his bro and ease the pain with some quality drinks. Saw this on a special lit shelf and decided what the hell?! We've never had anything Pappy's and you live once. I was stoked to say the least. The aroma yielded some very inviting characters consisting of baked apples, cinnamon, and vanilla. The flavor gave off a similar experience with some added caramel, oak and faint hint of leather. What surprised me was the bite. I didn't expect the burn it provided considering the caliber and hype behind anything Pappy related. It persisted longer than anticipated, but didn't ruin the experience overall. I definitely would buy a bottle if priced fairly, but would steer clear from anything secondary. Not worth the 💰 IMHO.

Great taste, dangerously smooth. Had it just after the van winkle 10 year and it is much smoother. Tingles the end of the tongue in a good way. No burn at all. Sampled at Grind Burger in Louisville.

Smooth with mild burn Caramel notes