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Last year, Ean tried to buy a bottle of bourbon called pappy van winkle for a wedding gift. Brett anderson is the restaurant critic for the times picgyun in new orleans. He asked all over town and eventually got the number of a guy in mississippi who said he had a bottle. The guide just stopped responding, i'm willing to pay an exorbitant amount. In fact, i want that to be part of the narrative of this bottle because i want it to be a special bottle to give to some ha, ha,. You know whati am saying? I don't think i would have been able to get a bottle even if i had not

When it comes to Kentucky bourbon, Pappy Van Winkle is among the most exclusive. You can’t get it unless you’re exceptionally lucky, exceptionally wealthy, or willing to break the law. The Pappy frenzy has the police, bartenders, and even the Van Winkle family themselves wringing their hands.

According to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, sales of the most expensive American whiskeys have basically doubled since 2016, when we first looked into Pappy Van Winkle. We decided to find out what's happening now.

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