Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year 2026 Bourbon

Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year Bourbon (107 Proof)-2026

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$799.95

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Age: 10 Years | Region: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA | Proof: 107 Proof

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107

Proof

53.5%

ABV

10 Yrs

Age Statement

Wheated

Mash

2026

Release

The Van Winkle family keeps Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year close to the strength it has in the barrel. “We add just a splash of our Kentucky limestone well-water when we empty the barrels for bottling,” the family says, and the bourbon is bottled at 107 proof (53.5% ABV). At ten years it is also the youngest whiskey the family put into its 2026 collection.

Nº 01

The Elemental Distinction

107, with the 15. Two of the six 2026 whiskeys are bottled at 107 proof: this ten-year and the 15-year Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve. The 12- and 20-year sit at 90.4, the rye and the 23-year at 95.6.

Handmade Bourbon in the lineup. The 2026 announcement introduces it as Old Rip Van Winkle Handmade Bourbon 10-Year-Old, the one whiskey of the six released under the Old Rip Van Winkle name.

First rung of six. From the ten-year the 2026 collection climbs to the 12-year Special Reserve and the 13-year rye, then to the three bourbons sold as Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve, aged 15, 20 and 23 years.

Nº 02

The Old Rip Label

1977 · 1981 · 2002

When Julian Van Winkle III joined his father, Julian Jr., in the business in 1977, Old Rip Van Winkle had only two labels, both ten-year-olds, bottled at 90 and at 107 proof. He ran the company alone after his father’s death in 1981 and added older bourbons and a rye, and in 2002 the family formed its joint venture with Buffalo Trace Distillery, which now handles all of its production. Of those two strengths, 107 is the one the family still lists for the ten-year.

Nº 03

Sensory Profile & Strategy

Distiller notes & position

Sensory Profile

In the tasting note the family released for 2026, vanilla and caramel open the ten-year, with pecan and seasoned oak behind them. Mellow on the palate, it pairs robust wheat with ripe cherry while the oak grows deeper, and a long, smoky finish lets fruit and warm spice give way to refined oak tannin.

Strategic Position

One step up the ladder is the Special Reserve, Lot B, two years older at 90.4, which trades more time in oak for a far lower strength. Buffalo Trace bottles a wheated bourbon of its own at the ten-year’s strength in the same Frankfort distillery: Weller Antique, 107 proof and no age statement.

Nº 04

Collector Note & Index

Vault provenance

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No shortcuts

Preston Van Winkle, vice-president of Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery and the family’s fourth generation in the business, said of the 2026 collection: “There are no shortcuts when you’re talking about whiskey that has spent this many years aging.”

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Lawrenceburg

For a time Old Rip Van Winkle was matured and bottled in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky: the family’s history says Julian Van Winkle III bought what was left of the Old Hoffman Distillery there.

Collector IndexMW VAULT

Brand: Old Rip Van Winkle
Release name: Handmade Bourbon 10-Year-Old
Crafted at: Buffalo Trace Distillery
Class: Kentucky straight bourbon
Age: 10 years
Strength: 107 proof · 53.5% ABV
Mash: Wheated
Release: 2026 collection

For the Special Reserve, the rye and the Family Reserve bourbons, see every Van Winkle age we carry.

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Technical Specifications

Specification	Detail
Brand	Old Rip Van Winkle
Name in the 2026 Release	Old Rip Van Winkle Handmade Bourbon 10-Year-Old
Family Company	Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery
Crafted At	Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Class	Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Age Statement	10 Years
Proof	107 Proof
ABV	53.5% ABV
Bottling Strength	Close to barrel proof
Mash Bill	Wheated
Release	2026 collection, announced September 10, 2026
Region	Kentucky
Format	[verify] 750 mL — confirm for the SKU you stock

Nº 06

Records & Assurance

Production Methodology

Barrels for the ten-year are chosen by the Van Winkle family with Harlen Wheatley, master distiller at Buffalo Trace Distillery, where the wheated bourbon is made; it reaches the bottle at 107 proof (53.5% ABV).

Authentication & Vault Preservation

Every bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see our editorial and authentication standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year the same as Pappy?

Not by name. Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year is sold as the family’s ten-year Handmade Bourbon; in the 2026 collection, Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve is the name of the 15-, 20- and 23-year bourbons. Both names belong to one family and one annual release, crafted at Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky.

What proof is Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year?

Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year carries 107 proof (53.5% ABV), close to its strength in the barrel, since the family adds only a little water at bottling. At ten years it is the youngest of the Van Winkle family’s 2026 whiskeys.

Is Old Rip Van Winkle a wheated bourbon?

Yes. Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year is a wheated Kentucky straight bourbon, bottled at 107 proof. Buffalo Trace lists a wheated mash for it, and the Van Winkle family traces the recipe, with wheat in place of rye, to Julian P. “Pappy” Van Winkle Sr.

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Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year

The Elemental Distinction

The Old Rip Label