WhistlePig HomeStock Whiskey

WhistlePig Homestock Rye bottle

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WhistlePig HomeStock Whiskey

WhistlePig HomeStock Whiskey is a blended whiskey that hit shelves in May of 2020 during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Released in partnership with Flaviar, blending kits were sent to members and industry professionals and a live-streamed blending session took place with WhistlePig Master Blender Pete Lynch on April 27.

The front label says that it is “Crop 004,” a nod to the earlier FarmStock series that were released annually from 2017-2019. FarmStock’s blends were created during in-person sessions across the country with Lynch, which became impossible at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the front label of HomeStock reads, “Blended Together While Apart.”

Homestock Whiskey is the first wheated whiskey and first release from WhistlePig to use a grain other than rye.

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Blending process

Blending process

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Blending kit

Blending kit

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