PVW/ORVW Combining '13 Releases To A Single Fall Allocation

[Wedge]

Sorry if already posted...

Per Twitter:

Old Rip Van Winkle ‏@ORVWDistillery

We have decided to combine the spring and fall releases into one larger fall release.

[callmeox]

Once per year releases were discussed last year, but as luck would have it...the thread locked today due to 1 year of inactivity.

[OscarV]

...the thread locked today due to 1 year of inactivity.

Did you unlock it?

You must have a skeleton key.

[LostBottle]

By my rationale, this news is great. Since VWFRR was never released in the Spring anyway, the Fall release ratio of bourbon to rye just increased. Since most people hunt the bourbon, there will be more of this on the shelves and Johnny-come-latley has a better shot at a Pappy instead of having to "settle" for the rye. This may give me a better shot to swoop in and scoop up some VWFRR.

Additional points for this move cutting the number of Van Winkle threads in half.

[ErichPryde]

how much longer can the van winkles possibly make vwfrr?

[callmeox]

how much longer can the van winkles possibly make vwfrr?

They only need to stretch the tanked rye until there is enough aged BT rye for them to pick out honey barrels.

[LostBottle]

how much longer can the van winkles possibly make vwfrr?

Technically, they can make it infinitely. Remember, when the old stuff runs out, the new BT juice need only be 13 years old.

I am guessing this is the reason the VWFRR label was never changed to reflect the real 18-19 age of the Medley/COK - let the 13yo label garner a ton of praise so when the age changes to something younger, there is no need for rebranding and no reaction from the public. A younger whiskey with an unearned reputation! Of course some would also say the current labeling has already let them mingle in some younger BT juice to extend supply.

Edited February 23, 2013 by LostBottle

[ErichPryde]

i would really like to taste sazerac at 13 years. Shame the price won't drop (most likely)

[p_elliott]

how much longer can the van winkles possibly make vwfrr?

If memory serves me correctly if they sell it at the pace they are now it will last till 2017.

[squire]

As long as they can toss a cup full of SW whisky in the barrel they can claim there is 'some' SW whisky in the blend.

[HP12]

As long as they can toss a cup full of SW whisky in the barrel they can claim there is 'some' SW whisky in the blend.

Marketing operative words used for eons..."with", some", virtually", "could"...etc. to name a few.

[squire]

Yes, sometimes BS at that level is amusing.

[Smithford]

i would really like to taste sazerac at 13 years.

[squire]

Of course it's being blended in, both to stretch existing SW stock and gradually, ever so subtly, shift the flavor profile toward maturing BT stock.

[ErichPryde]

If memory serves me correctly if they sell it at the pace they are now it will last till 2017.

[smokinjoe]

As long as they can toss a cup full of SW whisky in the barrel they can claim there is 'some' SW whisky in the blend.

[squire]

You nailed it Joe.

[Tucker]

This is not good. I jokingly told my wife that she was allocating nookie like Julian Van Winkle was allocating his bourbon...once in the spring and once in the fall (she was not amused). I'm certainly not going to tell her about the single fall allocation.

[DPPSmoker]

This is not good. I jokingly told my wife that she was allocating nookie like Julian Van Winkle was allocating his bourbon...once in the spring and once in the fall (she was not amused). I'm certainly not going to tell her about the single fall allocation.

lol Sounds like you have a great country hit single in the making there.

[shoshani]

They only need to stretch the tanked rye until there is enough aged BT rye for them to pick out honey barrels.

So that's​ where all the Baby Saz went.

[squire]

A wife's sense of humor doesn't extend to laughing at herself.