Quality
WhistlePig is aged at least 10 years (far more than the 3-6 year norm) and clocks in at 100 proof… KABOOM. The good news: rye is the most flavorful grain for whiskey. The bad news: from a business standpoint, rye takes greater investment because it demands more time to reach its fullest maturity in a whiskey. But given patience, this problem child becomes the robust head of the class.
We stand effectively alone in offering a pure, single-strain aged rye whiskey. The difference between run-of-the-mill quasi-rye, and 100% pure rye WhistlePig, is the difference between a gold-plated Timex watch, and a hand-built Swiss timepiece. Aside from aging our complex, pure, high-proof whiskey in the finest barrels, we’re researching and experimenting with new ways to age rye. From port pipes, to Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry butts, to Sauternes casks, we’re constantly exploring different maturation techniques for whiskey, in a never-ending quest to produce the finest bottles in the world. At WhistlePig Farm, quality is not a box that we check; it is a way of life. We don’t rest on our laurels, and we will never stop raising the bar.
Courage
It takes courage to go whole hog. WhistlePig entered the marketplace with a 10-year old rye whiskey. When we launched the brand, the rye whiskey category was all but dead. Whatever rye was in the market wasn’t luxury, high-proof whiskey, pure and well-aged.
Character
Our brand is our family, and vice-versa. Things up at the ‘Pig are hands-on and laid back. WhistlePig Farm is extremely diverse, but the rye always takes center stage. As with people, a whiskey with a lot of character often lacks smoothness. And a smooth whiskey all too often lacks character But what you look for in a best friend – an authentic, unapologetic character AND smoothness – makes the best whiskey.
