Johnny Drum, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Private Stock

There’s a story about this bourbon (because apparently part of your "I'm a bourbon maker" starter pack is some sort of tale that’s likely taller than a highball) involving a confederate drummer boy named Johnny that farmed corn after the war and, while I can't say for certain that the story is absolute apocryphal garbage, it certainly doesn't have the slightest ring of historical truthfulness to it. But you know what? Who cares. The liquid is really great over-proof corn goodness in a bottle. From the Willet folks, this is a sweet on the nose dry on the palate sort of affair that blends up beautifully but also sips smoothly. One of my standby bourbons.