Associated tags: Grain, Farmer, Taste, Ageing, Beer, Recycling, Blue Ridge Mountain, Blue Ridge Mountains, Big Red, Bond, Cocktail, Secretariat, Preakness, Liquor, MSRP, Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown, ABC, Record, Kentucky Derby
Locations: VIRGINIA, OLD DOMINION
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Monday, November 13, 2023
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ragged Branch Distillery, a farm-to-glass whiskey distillery in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, announces its Straight Bourbon – Honey Barrel Finished took one of the top awards at the Virginia Bourbon Invitational this year. The Invitational, hosted by Tarnished Truth Distilling of Virginia Beach, is an annual celebration of Virginia bourbons (and other spirits) made in the Old Dominion. Among the top awards every year is the Judge's Blind Tasting and Ragged Branch took the top spot this year. Aged for greater than five years, finished in a barrel used to store honey, and bottled at a robust barrel proof, Ragged Branch Straight Bourbon – Honey Barrel Finished is a popular and highly coveted limited release available exclusively at the Charlottesville distillery's gift shop.
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- In its home state of Virginia, Ragged Branch Straight Bourbon – Honey Barrel Finished takes top prize at the Virginia Bourbon Invitational Blind Tasting Competition
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ragged Branch Distillery, a farm-to-glass whiskey distillery in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, announces its Straight Bourbon – Honey Barrel Finished took one of the top awards at the Virginia Bourbon Invitational this year.
- Among the top awards every year is the Judge's Blind Tasting and Ragged Branch took the top spot this year.
- Aged for greater than five years, finished in a barrel used to store honey, and bottled at a robust barrel proof, Ragged Branch Straight Bourbon – Honey Barrel Finished is a popular and highly coveted limited release available exclusively at the Charlottesville distillery's gift shop.
- "Our program always includes having something special in the Tasting Room and the honey is one of the most popular things we've done," says Ragged Branch co-founder and bourbon maker, Alex Toomy.
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Secretariat CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ragged Branch Distillery, a farm-to-glass whiskey distillery in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, announces the launch of a special bourbon celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Secretariat's historic Triple Crown win.
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- CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ragged Branch Distillery, a farm-to-glass whiskey distillery in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, announces the launch of a special bourbon celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Secretariat's historic Triple Crown win.
- "A lot of people think that Secretariat was a Kentucky horse because he won the Kentucky Derby, but he was actually from Virginia," says Alex Toomy, founding partner and head distiller at Ragged Branch Distillery.
- In honor of this hometown hero, Ragged Branch Distillery used corn grown on the farm where Secretariat was born, earmarking it for a special bourbon to honor "Big Red."
- Ragged Branch Secretariat Reserve was made from a mash bill of corn, rye, and malted barley.
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Category CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ragged Branch Distillery, a farm-to-bottle whiskey distillery in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is proud to announce a sweeping victory at the prestigious New Orleans Spirits Competition. Three Ragged Branch bottled-in-bond whiskeys took home Best of Category awards, outshining a worthy class of contenders and showcasing the hard work and craftsmanship of the artisan distillery.
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- Three Ragged Branch bottled-in-bond whiskeys took home Best of Category awards, outshining a worthy class of contenders and showcasing the hard work and craftsmanship of the artisan distillery.
- Each of the award-winning whiskeys is made with grains grown on-site at Ragged Branch and distilled on a 500-gallon pot still.
- The New Orleans Spirits Competition aims to bring wider recognition of fine spirits to top bartenders worldwide.
- "We're thrilled to win these awards but at the end of the day, it's even more exciting to know that folks are enjoying Ragged Branch bourbon and rye.
