All your Van Winkle questions answered

[CoMobourbon]

Is the winking face simply implied?

Whoa. Is that some kind of brilliant meta-joke/pun on the Van Winkle name, or just a clever way of asking ethan if he was being sarcastic? Or both? Or some totally different and possibly inside reference that I didn't get at all?

Mind = Blown.

[cowdery]

You may want to take steps to shield your head from breezes. Your mind seems too easily blown. (smileyface implied)

[CoMobourbon]

Your mind seems too easily blown.

Exactly.

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[White Dog]

My point was an Ethan/glass-houses one.

[StraightNoChaser]

I still maintain, based on my taste buds AND Harlan's statements, that the VWFRR is ALL or MOSTLY BT rye. If there's any old stock in there it's just a little bit.