Times Union, Price: $1,000.00, If Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and a unicorn got together to make a whiskey, it would probably be easier to obtain than a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle. I have one bottle that I was able to purchase today via the luck of the Irish and would like to sel it. Bottle in hand with red velvet bag. $1000.00. FIRM With only seven to eight thousand cases produced each year, Pappy Van Winkle bourbon has become as famous for its scarcity as it is for its smooth flavor. 90.4 Proof This is the #1 rated Bourbon Whiskey in the world—Rated 99 out of 100 by the World Spirits Championship. This bourbon is aged 20 years and bottled at 90.4 proof. This whiskey is wonderfully smooth and rich. No other bourbon today can stand 20 years of aging, but this bourbon does it with style. “Pappy” Van Winkle was a true character. This bourbon, like “Pappy”, is full of character that makes it a very special whiskey. It has been put in the class of a fine after dinner cognac. Rated 99 by the Beverage Tasting Institute. Buffalo Trace warned that Van Winkle barrels yielded less whiskey than normal for 2015. “The result is less 15 year-old Pappy Van Winkle than usual, and far less 20 year-old and 23 year-old,” Kris Comstock, Buffalo Trace’s bourbon marketing director.