Tag: WhistlePig

WhistlePig’s Greece-Inspired Boss Hog IX: Siren’s Song

The latest release from the rye whiskey brand is inspired by the daughters of the muses

Posted by
Posted on
Read — Food + Drink

For its annual, limited edition Boss Hog release, WhistlePig aims to deliver on five promises: each sought-after iteration of the Vermont rye whiskey must be single-barrel, bottled at proof, powerfully complex, stupendous and distinctly unique from anything before. To deliver something entirely new for the ninth iteration of this cult favorite release, WhistlePig’s whiskey development team turned to a decidedly ancient source of inspiration: the …

Bhakta Spirits’ Illustrious Portfolio of Rare Armagnac and Brandy

Travel through the history of liquor with vintage armagnacs and brandy blended from liquids that are 50 years and older

Posted by
Posted on
Read — Food + Drink

Raj Bhakta, a larger-than-life personality who dreams, plans and enacts his vision at an astonishing scale, is hoping for lightning to strike twice. The entrepreneur—who founded WhistlePig Rye Whiskey in 2008 and steered it toward success from his Shoreham, Vermont farm until selling it all in 2019—launched Bhakta Spirits in 2020. This new luxury brand finds Bhakta himself blending (through a process of trial and error) …

Touring WhistlePig’s Vermont Distillery

Tasting The Boss Hog VIII: LapuLapu's Pacific and other expressions with whiskey blender Meghan Ireland and lead distiller Emily Harrison

Posted by
Posted on
Read — Food + Drink

One coveted spirits brand has remained a constant (and consistently evolving) fixture in the reemergence of the rye whiskey category: WhistlePig. The brand coalesced around the purchase of an idyllic Shoreham, Vermont farm in 2007 and tapped the legendary master distiller Dave Pickerell to source their award-winning liquids. Since, they’ve begun production in Vermont, developed an avid collector base and debuted a chain reaction of …