Adam Hurs - The World's Oldest Whiskey From 18 Forty Seven

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Adam hurs is a screen writer and producer best known for creating the american pie movies. He's in the kinnis book of world records for owning the world's oldest whisky from 18 forty seven. Adam says that in two thousand 14, he started noticing something strange happening with pappy van winkle bottles. Empty bottles were selling on e ba for a shocking amount of money. Can you walk me through how counterfeiters are doing this?

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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