James E. Pepper 1776 92 Proof Straight Rye Whiskey (700ml)

There are varying strengths in the James E.Pepper releases: Cask strength, 100 Proof, and now this 46% edition. The slightly lower ABV keeps it affordable, without compromising too much of the flavour intensity.

The Pepper family brand is a Kentucky icon, initially produced during the American Revolution and through to 1967. The family built and operated two main distilleries: first founding the site that today hosts the Woodford Reserve Distillery, and later the James E. Pepper Distillery in Lexington. In the late 1960s the bourbon industry hit hard times, and both the label and distillery in Lexington were abandoned for over half a century. In 2008, James E.Pepper was relaunched by whiskey entrepreneur Amir Peay. A decade-long campaign of thorough historical research and collection of historic materials was used to retell the lost story of the brand and to distill new stocks of "Pepper" whiskey (visit the History Page to learn more). To initiate the relaunch , partnerships with the Lawrenceburg Distillery in Indiana and the Bardstown Bourbon Co. in Kentucky were formed.  Today some of their whiskies contain spirits distilled at those distilleries. After a multi-year construction effort, the historic James E. Pepper Distillery—which after fifty years of neglect had fallen into a terrible state of disrepair—was completely rebuilt and restored. In December 2017, the distillery once again began distilling whiskey using the same historic recipe as when it shut down in 1967.