Backbone Bourbon The Forge Blended Bourbon james-e-pepper Together they built the most

Together they built the most dominant American distillery of the 19th century

and 15-year-old barrels

Those barrels are then set aside for several more years for further maturation and the liquid is bottled at cask strength —this year’s batch clocks in at a stout 131

but patience has its rewards

and Fred Noe was his second

Backbone Bourbon The Forge Blended Bourbon james-e-pepper Together they built the mostThe Forge is our most ambitious project yet. It's a combination of 3 different whiskies aged between 5 and 14 years old, and bottled at a high proof. Straight bourbon makes up a majority of the blend where we have selected some of our best barrels between 5 and 7 years old. This blend also includes some older Straight Rye (8 yrs+) and some Light Whiskey (14 yrs+). The Forge is a rich and decadent blend that is sure to be a crowd pleaser. We believe