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Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 Year Nets $15K At Charity Auction

Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 Year Nets $15K At Charity Auction

Some whiskeys announce themselves with fanfare; others prefer a quieter entrance. Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 Year Nets $15K At Charity Auction belongs firmly to the latter school.

When the gavel fell, a price of $15,000 was fetched for a rare, numbered bottle of Van Winkle Family Reserve 15-year from the 1990s, with its distinctive dripping red wax, breaking a record for that particular bottle at the recent Art of Bourbon auction in Kentucky.

Final Reflections

Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 Year Nets $15K At Charity Auction is the kind of bottle that rewards the curious — those willing to sit with a glass and let the story unfold at its own pace.

Walter Graves
Walter Graves
Features & Culture Writer

Walter writes long-form features that explore the stories behind whiskey — the people, places, and landscapes that give each bottle its character. A former travel journalist, he has visited over two h...

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