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Will McGill or Boss as he was known around the distillery, was of one mind with Pappy, that a chemistry lab had no place in a distillery.




Heritage Pappy Van Winkle Story Pappy Van Winkle's 20 year old

New Edition Now Available

Includes the 3rd & 4th Generation of Van Winkle Bourbon History

BUT ALWAYS FINE BOURBON,
by Sally Van Winkle Campbell
The story of Van Winkle Bourbon


But Always Fine Bourbon, is the story of the Stitzel-Weller Distillery, which, for a large part of the 20th Century, was known for making the finest bourbon in the world. But it's a bigger story than that: It's the tale of the Van Winkle family, of the legendary "Pappy" Van Winkle himself, of an era when businesses were still run by larger-than-life men who had other priorities than maximizing the bottom line.

It's also a story of the American Dream: the creation of a family company, so common a part of this country's history, but now disappearing in our age of mergers and acquisitions. The new edition includes how Julian, III and his son Preston have carried on the family business under the Old Rip Van Winkle label.


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To Order

To order retail or wholesale, call the Buffalo Trace gift shop at:
502-696-5926

PRICE $40.00 (PLUS TAX, SHIPPING AND HANDLING)

Sally Van Winkle Campbell is the granddaughter
of Pappy Van Winkle.

Questions?

Drop us an e-mail at:

pvanwinkle@oldripvanwinkle.com


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