Fabulous 4 Whiskey Collection!

During prohibition one could get a doctor's prescription for whiskey! With the LAM Foundation being in Cincinnati, just across the river from Kentucky (Bourbon Capital of the world) and its 70+ distillers, a whiskey basket seemed like a natural. But this basket comes with a twist. Each bottle is from a different Midwestern state; Wisconsin, Michigan Illinois and Iowa.

J. Henry & Sons Bourbon Whiskey

Dane County, Wisconsin

All of our bourbons are made using Heirloom Red Corn, Heirloom Wheat, and Heirloom Rye, all grown on our farm in South Central Wisconsin, which has been in our family since 1946.

While most bourbons utilize the sweetness of wheat or the spiciness or rye as their 'flavor grain,' we decided to use both to create a complex, yet balanced, easy drinking whiskey that both sweet wheat and spicy rye bourbon lovers can reward themselves with together.

Our barrels and maturation conditions also play an important role in our final product. We take a few extra steps in barrel production. First, we season every oak stave a minimum of two years, which allows the wood sugars and flavors to slowly enhance and mature-similar to dry aging a steak. Then we lightly toast every barrel to caramelize the wood sugars and further enhance the flavors-similar to toasting a marshmallow on a campfire. Finally, we use a level 3 char on our barrels to ensure our bourbon can properly penetrate into the seasoned, toasted, and charred oak and extract maximum flavor.

Journeyman Field Rye

Three Oaks, MI - Certified Kosher Organic

In an incredible opportunity to collaborate with the iconic Field Museum, Journeyman has created a Rye in celebration of the museums 125th anniversary. Journeyman set out to honor the museum and Chicago's history by utilizing ingredients that were introduced at the 1893 World's Expo in Chicago - the same year the museum originated. Using the distilleries most awarded and bestselling Last Feather Rye as the core ingredient for the Field Rye Journeyman distillers then macerated one of the world's oldest sweeteners the Black Mission Fig.

F.E.W. Bourbon Whiskey

Evanston, IL

For nearly a century, Evanston, Illinois, the home of the Temperance Movement, was a dry city. In dire need of liquor laws that weren't penned the same year as the invention of the band-aid, FEW's master distiller overturned century-old prohibition laws to become Evanston's first distiller of grain spirits within the city limits. Alas!

This spirit, distilled through timeless liquor-making techniques, utilizes a three-grain recipe that infuses generations of Southern tradition with the spiciness of northern rye and a touch of malt for smoothness.

Cedar Ridge Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Swisher, IA

The Quint family has farmed and distilled spirits for generations. Cedar Ridge was the first licensed distillery in Iowa since Prohibition.

After releasing its first batch of whiskey in 2010, Cedar Ridge Distillery quickly became a nationally recognized leader in craft spirits, winning awards such as American Distilling Institute's "2017 Distiller of the Year" or "Best American Craft Whiskey" at the 2016 New York World Spirits Competition.

We store and mill corn and grain on-site from that is grown on our own family farm in Winthrop, Iowa. Twice distilling our whiskeys to a higher proof, and removing the impurities results in a cleaner, more approachable sipping whiskey. Allowing nature to be our ultimate guide in aging, we transfer the whiskey to barrels, and store them in non-temperature controlled rick house's.

Value: $200