Johnny Drum Private Stock Bourbon is a Straight Bourbon from the Willet Distillery in Kentucky. The integration of flavors in Johnny Drum is truly remarkable, with the cinnamon notes literally wrapped in the caramel notes. It’s a level of complexity and flavor that few whiskeys in this class can match.Johnny Drum may not be a whiskey you have heard of as it is in short supply but it is one of the finest whiskeys on the market. complex and well balanced to discover.

It is assembled from 65% High corn (72% corn, 13% rye, 15% malted barley), and 35% Low corn (52% corn, 38% rye and 10% malted barley).

Johnny was a drummer boy in the Civil War before he went home to Kentucky and built himself a home by a crystalline spring. That spring helped him turn excess corn into a profitable product and, in time, a damn fine bourbon. According to legend, when the Civil War ended, Johnny returned home to his native Kentucky and soon realized the importance of finding a way to convert his surplus corn. The story goes that Johnny was brilliant at the job and was quick to produce an outstanding bourbon.

Initially, Thompson Willett developed a Johnny Drum Bourbon, exclusively for a wholesaler in California. It was a huge success, which allowed the distillery to expand the sale of the product for other amateur purposes.