October's Whiskey

One of the whiskies that I will be spending a lot of time with in October is Legent - a new(ish) offering from distilling giant Beam Suntory. Officially declared as a joint effort between the two respective companies, Legent is comprised of three different components:

1. A non-age stated Kentucky Straight Bourbon
2. A non-age stated Kentucky Straight Bourbon finished in ex-sherry barrels
3. A non-age stated Kentucky Straight Bourbon finished in ex-red wine barrels (the specific variant of wine is not disclosed)

The ingredient list above makes it pretty clear that Beam's contribution to the whiskey is the Kentucky Straight Bourbon. Suntory's contribution comes in selecting the sherry and wine barrels as well as blending the three whiskies into the final product. Officially marketed as a coming-together of Jim Beam's legendary master distiller Fred Noe and Suntory's legendary chief blender Shinji Fukuyo, Legent on paper is an intriguing whiskey to me; intriguing enough to take the $34.99 plunge to see firsthand how this Kentucky-Japan mingling turns out.

I am not 100% if I will have one large post or several smaller posts containing thoughts, impressions, and opinions regarding Legent, but I do know October is the month that I will be discussing this blended American whiskey.

More to come.