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Old Rip Van Winkle 18 Year Old Blue Smoke 92.6 proof NV (1 BT 75cl)

Auction Closed

December 10, 12:27 AM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

Lot Details

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Old Rip Van Winkle 18 Year Old Blue Smoke 92.6 proof NV


Produced & bottled by Old Rip Van Winkle exclusively for Blue Smoke Restaurant, ullage: top shoulder


The early 2000s were a high time for Julian Van Winkle III – he signed an agreement to distill and bottle his brands at Buffalo Trace, ensuring a future for the Van Winkle label, while at the same time he bottled a series of private-label whiskeys that have since become legendary. Among them is this bottle from 2003, which he created for Blue Smoke, a BBQ restaurant in downtown Manhattan. With its red background and bold typefaces, it is easily the most distinctive label Van Winkle ever produced.


1 bt 75cl (nop)


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