Ragged Branch Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey

A silky smooth, farm-to-bottle Bourbon.

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 Signature Bourbon Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey starts with a mash bill of 68% corn, 16% rye, and 16% malted barley. Spicy rye and sweet vanilla tickle your taste buds before they slide smoothly into silky caramel notes. Add a few drops of water and notice the oak and sweet tobacco make an appearance. This fantastic Bourbon won Silver at the 2020 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.