Oh No, Prices Are Going Up! Hurray!

First: The Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery has announced the release of 710 bottles of  25 year Old Rip Van Winkle Bourbon, bottled at 50% ABV; silver-stoppered 750 ml crystal decanters, each packaged in a hand-crafted presentation box made from the staves of the eleven barrels that made up the dump, for a suggested retail price of $1,800. Yeah. List price of $1,800.

“We are excited to be able to offer something so unique and rare for our most devoted fans,” said Julian Van Winkle, distillery president, at the time of release.…