When it comes to Kentucky bourbon, Pappy Van Winkle is among the most exclusive. You can’t get it unless you’re exceptionally lucky, exceptionally wealthy, or willing to break the law. The Pappy frenzy has the police, bartenders, and even the Van Winkle family themselves wringing their hands. According to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, sales of the most expensive American whiskeys have basically doubled since 2016, when we first looked into Pappy Van Winkle. We decided to find out what's happening now. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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According to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, sales of the most expensive american whiskeys have basically doubled since 2016.
Since we haven't talked about bourbon on this show since 2016, we thought we should check in.
Well start with our original episode about Pappy Van Winkle and then dig into what's been going on since.
Generally, the way I've drank pappy in my life has been in the company of someone who has a bottle squirreled away, sometimes under their coat, sometimes under the seat of their car.
Brett Anderson is the restaurant critic for the Times Picayune in New Orleans.
Last year, he tried to buy a bottle of bourbon called Pappy Van Winkle for a wedding gift.
He knew it wasn't going to be easy.
Pappy van Winkle is one of the hardest bottles of bourbon in the world to get your hands on.
People camp outside liquor stores when they know the small annual allotment is going to be released and then it's off the shelf in three minutes.