Breaking Bourbon
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Rye whiskeys: avg 3.1/5 · median 3/5 · range 1.5–5 · 133 rated
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Van Winkle Family Reserve Straight Rye Whiskey 13 Year Old
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Sources split on this one. Breaking Bourbon puts it in the top 1% of rye whiskey, The Bourbon Culture in the bottom 50.4%. Breaking Bourbon gives it 5/5, vs. 3/5 for the typical rye whiskey (125 rated). The Bourbon Culture gives it 7.8/10, vs. 7.7/10 for the typical rye whiskey (123 rated).
Van Winkle Family Reserve 13 Year Old Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, produced by Buffalo Trace Distillery, is one of the oldest rye whiskeys available, offering notes of chestnuts, spice, vanilla, and fruit with flavors of cocoa, vanilla, spice, and white pepper, bottled at 95.6 proof.
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Control states post one official price per bottle (750 ml). These come from the published state price lists, so each number is the real shelf price statewide. As of October 12, 2026.
- North CarolinaNC ABC · item #22411$299.95
- PennsylvaniaPA PLCB · item #000030744$299.99
- VirginiaVirginia ABC · item #027106$299.99
Cross-state typical price: $299.99.
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