who makes pappy van winkle

Pappy Van Winkle bourbon is made by the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery company but is distilled and bottled by the Sazerac Company at its Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky. The Van Winkle family has been involved in bourbon-making for four generations, starting with Julian "Pappy" Van Winkle Sr. in 1893. Today, the Van Winkle brand, including the famous Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve, is produced at Buffalo Trace Distillery under the stewardship of Julian Van Winkle III and his son Preston, continuing the family legacy of high-quality wheated bourbon