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commercial distillery at Mount
Vernon, to the moonshine tales
from the Appalachian Mountains-
and now to the many new craft
distilleries opening across the state.
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corn, 20 percent wheat and 5
percent rye, all locally grown
in Virginia. Each small batch is
handmade.
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Hunter & Scott Bourbon
Whiskey, Reservoir Distillery,
Richmond Hunter and Scott

Bourbon begins with 75 percent

Bowman Brothers Virginia
Straight Bourbon, A.
Smith Bowman Distillery,
Fredericksburg From

Virginia's most historic distillery
comes a handcrafted bourbon
named after four Bowman
brothers, Virginia militia officers
in the American Revolutionary
War. Distilled three times using
corn, rye and malted barley in A.
Smith Bowman's unique copper
still.

Reservoir Bourbon,
Reservoir Distillery,
Richmond A 100 percent

local corn mash bill and smallbarrel aging produce a unique
bourbon highlighting a soft
corn sweetness and barrel char.
Bottled at 100 proof, so start
neat then add a dash of water
if desired, or use for a kicking
cocktail.

Bare Knuckle Straight
Bourbon Whiskey, KO
Distilling, Manassas This

small-batch bourbon is made of
70 percent corn, 20 percent wheat
and 10 percent malted barley, all
from Virginia farms. Look for a
handwritten age statement on the
back of each bottle.

Ironclad Bourbon,
Ironclad Distillery, Newport
News The rye in this bourbon

contributes a dry spice pop.
Other distinctive notes come
from the brackish air from
Virginia's James River as well as
the sweet caramelized oak sap
from small charred American oak
barrels.

Church Bourbon, Falls
Church Distillery, Falls
Church From Virginia's only

full bar and restaurant within
a distillery comes a wheated
bourbon made with Virginia
grains and aged for at least three
years in medium-char American
oak barrels. This wheated
bourbon is made for sipping neat
or with bit of ice to chill.
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John J. Bowman Virginia
Straight Bourbon, A.
Smith Bowman Distillery,
Fredericksburg This single-

barrel bourbon commemorating
early American pioneer John
J. Bowman has been hand
selected from some of the oldest

"TOGETHER, WE MADE
MY FAVORITE BOURBON
ON THE PLANET"
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NEVER COMPROMISE. DRINK RESPONSIBLY.

Wild Turkey® LongbranchTM Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 43%
alc./vol. (86proof). Distilled and Bottled by Wild Turkey Distilling Co.,
Lawrenceburg, KY. ©2018 Campari America, San Francisco, CA.

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