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WhistlePig

WhistlePig is a whiskey distillery based in Vermont. The distillery primarily makes rye whiskey. WhistlePig dates to 2007, when entrepreneur Raj Bhakta purchased land for the WhistlePig distillery. The whiskey brand was launched in 2010, and its first product, its 10-year rye, was released in 2015.

Property and operations
WhistlePig's distillery is in Shoreham, Vermont. It is not open to the public. It has two pot stills, each . The first generation, Mortimer and Mauve, died in 2014 and 2018. Their cremated remains are held in a granite obelisk memorial on the farm property, and the distillery's two stills are named for them. The brand's logo reflects these pigs with a design of a plump grinning, pig, donning a top hat and bow tie. Dave Pickerell was the master distiller, who introduced the company to its initial stock of Canadian whiskey, helped design the company's first blend, and designed its first pot still. ==History==
History
In 2007, entrepreneur Raj Bhakta purchased land in Shoreham, Vermont, on which he built a new distillery and aging facility for his WhistlePig brand of rye whiskey. The brand was officially launched in 2010. Starting in 2007, Bhakta purchased land in Shoreham, Vermont, on which he built a new distillery and aging facility for the brand. The brand was officially launched in 2010. The leadership structure then changed, with Bhakta remaining as founder and chief steward. Bhakta sold his shares and fully exited the company in 2019. In 2021, WhistlePig began to sell a bourbon, Beyond Bonded, as well as an Irish whiskey, Limavady Irish Whiskey. In 2023, WhistlePig launched their oldest aged whiskey yet at the time, the 21-year Béhôlden. In 2024, WhistlePig introduced The Badönkådonk, a 25-year release finished in Silver Oak Cabernet barrels (SRP US$1,999.99). In 2025, the company announced The BigShǝBàng, a 30-year single malt finished in Vin Santo barrels (SRP US$4,999), described by the brand as its oldest, rarest, and most expensive whiskey to date. The company partnered with Liquid Death in 2025 to collaborate on a new wheat whiskey, Gravestock, that is proofed with Liquid Death Mountain Water and finished in casket-shaped barrels. The WhistlePig PiggyBack, a bar in downtown Louisville, opened in the summer of 2025. ==Products==
Products
Notable products include: • PiggyBack Rye, a 6-year-aged rye made for mixing in cocktails. It was designed with elements to honor Dave Pickerell, as it was his last product made before his death. • Farmstock Rye, a blend of three different whiskeys: 6-year Canadian, 10-year Canadian, and rye made on-site. • The second edition, labeled "The Spirit of Mortimer" • The third edition, labeled "The Independent" • The fourth edition, "The Black Prince" • The fifth edition, "The Spirit of Mauve", was named in memory of one of the distillery's mascots, a pig named Mauve that died in 2018. The whiskey was aged for 13 years and finished in ex-Calvados barrels. The bottles come in coffin-shaped boxes, and are topped with Danforth pewter stoppers depicting Mauve ascending to heaven. The whiskey has notes of cooked apple, cinnamon, ginger, rye spice, peaches, and hay. • The sixth edition, labeled ": The Samurai Scientist", was a collaboration with Kitaya Sake Brewery in Japan. It was one of the first American whiskeys finished in umeshu barrels, formerly holding an eleven-year-aged liqueur made with ume (Japanese plums). The whiskey is made with koji fermentation. The spirit was the first Boss Hog product released since Dave Pickerell's death. • The seventh edition, "Magellan's Atlantic", was aged for 17 years in American oak and finished in Spanish oak and in South American teak, in reference to explorer Ferdinand Magellan's expedition which took him from Spain to South America. • The eighth edition, "LapuLapu's Pacific", was aged in seven-year-old rum casks for four weeks, followed by 10 days of aging in decade-old rum barrels from the Philippines. The process adds sweet, floral, and tropical fruit notes to the peppery and spicy rye whiskey. The whiskey is named for Lapulapu, an indigenous Filipino, considered the country's first hero after driving away Magellan's armed crew and killing the explorer. The bottle's pewter topper has a miniature statue of Lapulapu. • The ninth edition, "Siren's Song", is named for the song of the sirens, featured in Greek mythology. The whiskey is finished with Greek fig nectar and tentura, a Greek liqueur. The added ingredients are either local or Greek in origin. WhistlePig describes its tasting notes as floral, with dried fruit, brown sugar, black cherry, and fig. • 21-year "Béhôlden", single-malt whiskey. Only 18 barrels were made with floral and fruity notes. Given the years necessary to age whiskey, a portion of WhistlePig's whiskey is outsourced. Suppliers include MGP of Indiana and the Alberta Premium distillery owned by Fortune Brands in Alberta, Canada. The company instead focuses on barrel-aging and finishing for these products. ==WhistlePig's Louisville, Kentucky Outpost==
WhistlePig's Louisville, Kentucky Outpost
In September 2025, WhistlePig announced details of a Louisville, Kentucky location at 403 E. Market Street—originally unveiled as “PiggyBank” and now known as “The Vault.” The space will incorporate a historic bank vault and will include a “Big Pig Bar,” retail offerings, exclusive tastings, special events, and rare whiskey collections. ==References==
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