Buffalo Trace’s 2024 Van Winkle Collection Comprises 6 Whiskeys, Including a 23-Year-Old Bourbon

The 2024 Van Winkle Collection launched with a 20 and 23-year-old bourbon. (Photo: Van Winkle/Buffalo Trace)

Buffalo Trace and Van Winkle announced that the Van Winkle Whiskey Collection was coming back, and this year, it featured two expressions at 20 and 23 years old. Van Winkle’s 13-year-old rye whiskey marks the other distinctive whiskey in the collection with its “subtle spice.”

“There’s an incomparable feeling of joy that comes from finding a bottle of Pappy on the shelf,” Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery President Julian Van Winkle III said in a news release. “This season, we’re excited that connoisseurs have a greater chance to enjoy our older expression, thanks to an exceptional yield from these barrels.”

Though these whiskeys possess suggested retail prices within the $100-$500 range, it’s a guarantee they will fetch significantly higher prices on the secondary market, and a general guide can be accessed here.

Buffalo Trace and the Van Winkle family have no control over the prices on the secondary market, and they say they suggest researching lotteries at local retailers to purchase these bottles at MSRP.

“Ultimately, the only legal and reputable source consumers should be buying from is a licensed retailer,” ORVW President Julian P. Van Winkle III said.

The Van Winkles warned buyers to be observant, keep an eye out for any red flags of potential whiskey scams and avoid retailers like eBay.

Yet, due to Pappy’s rampant demand, buyers should even vet reputable auction houses. In February 2018 and February 2019, a man purchased empty Pappy Van Winkle Bottles and filled them with a “foreign substance” only to sell them through auction houses in the United Kingdom. The man was fined $36,268.75 in restitution fees in May 2023.

Both brands share that because of the extended aging process for these whiskeys, there is a major amount of evaporation which leads to limited supply.

The Pappy Van Winkle 2024 Collection

Old Rip Van Winkle Handmade Bourbon 10-Year-Old

Clocking in at 107 proof, Van Winkle and Buffalo Trace shared that this whiskey has a richly spiced nose with licorice and dark cherries. The palate has tobacco, sweet fruit and leads to a finish with black cherries and tobacco. It has an MSRP of $129.99.

Old Rip Van Winkle Special Reserve Bourbon 12-Year-Old

With an MSRP of $149.99 and a proof of 90.4, this bourbon is full of honeyed sweetness with oak and a touch of tobacco. It has a dry and pleasant finish.

Old Rip Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye 13-Year-Old

Clocking in at 95.6 proof and having a suggested retail price of $199.99, this rye whiskey is chocolatey and spicy with a pleasant oak throughline. Loads of roasted caramel make this one balanced rye whiskey.

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Bourbon 15-Year-Old

With caramel corn and vanilla on the nose and a sweet palate chock full of leather and dark fruit, Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Bourbon 15-Year-Old clocks in at 107 proof. This whiskey is priced at $199.99.

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Bourbon 20-Year-Old

Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Bourbon 20-Year-Old is the perfect winter whiskey, and it is chock full of warm spice coupled with chocolate and caramel. Plenty of cinnamon sugar and a dry, oaked finish adds depth to this 90.4-proof whiskey. It hosts a suggested retail price of $319.99.

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Bourbon 23-Year-Old

With cream, nuts and leather on the nose, coupled with a palate full of vanilla, maple and honey this whiskey finishes with leather and oak. Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Bourbon clocks in at 95.6 proof and has an MSRP of $449.99.