Where better to get our feet wet with bottling American spirits than with one of America’s finest craft distilleries, FEW Spirits in Evanston, Illinois. Evanston is not only home to FEW, it’s also the home of Prohibition as it was here that Frances Elizabeth Willard championed the temperance movement. Hence why the label of our bottling of FEW bourbon features Maverick Drinks’ Michael Vachon heralding the repeal of Prohibition, and FEW founder Paul Hletko getting down to business in the background.

Tasting notes:

Nose: Buttery at first, though soon moves on to burnt sugar and caramelised pecans.

Palate: Christmas spices mixed with rounded vanilla and coffee bean.

Finish: Continues clove and cinnamon warmth, punctuated by bursts of apricot.