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  • Find
  • Whiskeys
    • Old Rip Van Winkle 10 year
    • Van Winkle Special Reserve
    • Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 15 year
    • Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 20 year
    • Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 23 year
    • Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye
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    • Shop Dry Goods
    • Buy the Pappy Book
    • Buy the Pappyland Book

How to Find Our Whiskeys

We only release stock once per year, because we’re a small company. On October 1, we tell our wholesalers how many bottles they’ll receive. From there, they determine which retailers get that inventory, and distribute accordingly. So it often hits shelves anywhere from mid-October to early December. US Federal law prohibits direct sale of distilled spirits, so we can’t sell it ourselves. Because we don’t control which retailers receive our stock, we can’t track inventory at a retailer level. The list below will help you find retailers that are likely to receive stock, but we can’t know for certain.

We know our whiskey can be difficult to find, so our advice is to ask retailers in your area if they expect to receive stock, and if so, how they plan to sell it. Many retailers use a lottery or a waiting list to sell our stock. We recommend you get on as many waiting lists and enter as many lotteries as you can.

Best of luck!



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      Federal regulations prohibit the direct sale of distilled spirits. Due to the extremely limited nature of our products we cannot guarantee that retailers will have inventory at any one time. This list is comprised of retailers who have requested that they be added to our site. If you would like your store added or removed from this list please Contact Us.

      All MSRP information provided on this website is what we have provided to our distributors. Prices may vary in different retail settings based on individual markup.

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