The Legend Rare Breed Barrel Proof hails from the Wild Turkey distillery and the legend is well known to those who love bourbon. Legend has it that in 1869, the Ripy brothers opened the distillery on “Wild Turkey Hill in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.”[1] The bourbon itself earned its name after one of the executives shares the…
The Legend Founded in 1898 by John Duff, legend has it that Benriach gets it’s name from the place where the distillery was built, “a small hill, or ‘Ben’ at the site of the old ‘Riach’ farm.”[1] The distillery unfortunately stopped producing whisky from 1900-1965 due to the “Pattison Crash”, brought on by the underhanded…
The Legend Legend has it that the Teeling family has a history in distilling in Ireland dating as far back to 1782 when Walter Teeling setup a small craft distillery in Dublin City [1]. The new Teeling Distillery was opened by brothers Jack and Stephen Teeling in 2015, the first new distillery in Dublin for…
The Legend While Willett has a storied history in distilling, legend has it the distillery starts its history with Edward Willett who went to London in 1674 to apprentice with Daniel Mason to learn the pewter trade. This is where the original mark of the Willett Distillery was born. John David Willett, born in 1841…
The Legend Originating from the brewery they started, Real Ale Brewing, Real Spirits Distilling Co uses their normal brewing process to create their spirits sans the hops. Tasting Notes Real Spirits Straight Malt Whiskey Distiller: Real Spirits Distilling CoRegion: Blanco, TexasMash Bill: barley or wheat since the distillery uses their normal brewing process without adding…
The Legend Bardstown Bourbon Company operates one of the most state of the art distilleries that I have had a chance to visit. Walls of glass greet you as you pull up and walk towards the entrance. The restaurant offers a unique and delicious menu and their bar invites you to try their full collection.…
The Legend The Sexton Single Malt comes from the creative craft of Master Blender Alex Thomas, The Sexton’s first female master blender. Legend has it that The Sexton derives its name from the word sacristanus, meaning “custodian of sacred objects.” This word was used to describe the last man to see the body before it…
The Legend Started in 1892, The Balvenie released its first bottle in 1971, and the rest, as they say, is history. Or in our case, the beginning of the legend of The Balvenie. Popular releases from the distillery include Doublewood aged 12 years and Single Barrel aged 15 years. The Balvenie attributes the unique character…
The Legend Distillery 291 was founded by Michael Myers, a former NYC fashion and beauty photographer. Legend has it that given his passion for the old west and his vision of a cowboy walking into a bar and asking for a whiskey, with 291 Colorado Whiskey, he wanted to replicate “the taste, smell and folklore…
The Legend Founded by the creator of OtterBox and Blue Ocean Enterprises, Curtis Richardson, Old Elk Distillery has an extensive lineup that includes bourbon, wheated bourbon, gin, bourbon cream and peanut butter flavoured whiskey. They’ve won numerous amounts of gold awards, and I can imagine that will continue as they keep releasing excellent expressions. Tasting…