Pappyland (A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last) - Wright Thompson

As a journalist said of Pappy Van Winkle, ''You could call it bourbon, or you could call it a £5,000 bottle of liquified, barrel-aged unobtanium.'' Julian Van Winkle, the third-generation head of his family''s business, is now thought of as something like the Buddha of Bourbon - Booze Yoda, as Wright Thompson calls him. A bottle of the 23-year-old Pappy starts at £3000 on the internet. From an industry and a business in crisis, Julian Van Winkle III has taken Pappyland to new heights whilst honouring his family legacy and the craft of making delicious bourbon.