Johnny Drum Explained

Johnny Drum (Green label)
Type:Bourbon whiskey
Abv:43% (for Green label)
Proof:86
Manufacturer:Willett Distillery
Origin:Kentucky, United States
Variants:Green, Black, Black 12, and Private Stock labels
Related:Kentucky Bourbon Distillers (KBD)

Johnny Drum Bourbon is a Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey produced in Bardstown, Kentucky by the Willett Distillery. It is sold in glass 16 oz pint bottles, glass 750 ml bottles, glass 1-liter bottles and plastic 1.75L bottles.

Label variations include the Green, Black, Black 12, and (beige) Private Stock labels:

Awards and reviews

Johnny Drum Private Stock was awarded a "double gold medal" at the 2010 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and the green and black labels each received a silver medal at the 2012 event.[1] However, that was a different Private Stock than is being sold in 2016. The current Private Stock has no age statement (NAS), whereas the one that won the "double gold medal" back in 2010 had a 15-year age statement.

Food critic Morgan Murphy said "There's a rye pepper to Johnny, with vanilla-sweet overtones and a hint of cigar."[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.sfspiritscomp.com/ San Francisco World Spirits Competition web site
  2. Book: 978-0848743161. Southern Living Bourbon & Bacon: The Ultimate Guide to the South's Favorite Foods. Murphy. Morgan. Morgan Murphy (food critic). 2014. Oxmoor House. Editors of Southern Living magazine.