The esteemed Old Rip Van Winkle Bourbons are now again available in tiny quantities. This current bottling of Lot 'B' 12 year old comes with a swag of rave reviews from blind tasters, including; 90-95 points - Wine Enthusiast Magazine (www.winemag.com), 98 points - Beverage Tasting Institute (www.tastings.com), Best in Class Gold Medallion - 2008 IWSC (www.iwsc.net) and a Trophy for Worldwide Whiskey - 2008 IWSC (www.iwsc.net).
This whiskey's charms were lost however, on noted critic Jim Murray who in his 2009 Whisky Bible judged this bottling a mere 77.5 points, with little more to say than '.....misfires for the most part.' Controversy guaranteed!Stocks are extremely limited.