Ragged Branch Wheated Straight Bourbon Whiskey

A warmer and sweeter offering, dipped in Double Gold.

You know how it goes. You go to paint the town red with your friends and then somebody says: “We should totally open a bar.” Or, in this case, a distillery. In 2009, Alex Toomy started distilling moonshine on his farm. In 2010, he opened the Ragged Branch Distillery with his friends Chris Sarpy and Russell Nance. It wasn’t long before the late legendary Master Distiller Dave Pickerell joined them and developed the mash. All Ragged Branch Whiskey is distilled on-site from their own grain. The milling and mashing happen daily based on the methods, entrusted to them by the late Pickerell. The distillation takes place in a custom-built 500-gallon Vendome still. It’s all farm-to-bottle, combined with modern processes and that makes Ragged Branch the award-winning independent distiller we adore so much.

Ragged Branch Wheated Bourbon Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey takes after their Signature Bourbon only this one is warmer, sweeter. Think a lovely palate that’s bursting with vanilla, caramel, and honey with just the right touch of cinnamon. Add a drop of water to the mix and open up the almond side of the tasty character. A true winner, this one, and it won Double Gold at the 2020 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.