A rye house made a bourbon. Yes, the Vermont one.
WhistlePig built its name on rye from a farm in Shoreham, Vermont. Then they made PiggyBack, a six year bourbon meant for bartenders and the people who tip them. It is big, spicy and unbothered. It tastes like a rye distillery having fun.
That makes this set the right pick for someone who is bored of the usual bourbon names. They have done the Kentucky tour. Hand them something from the Green Mountains with a pig on the label. Watch them read the bottle twice. Kentucky has plenty of bottles. Vermont has this one.
Inside the wood box: the bottle and two Old Fashioned glasses. Nothing dainty. These are glasses for a proper cube and a proper pour. Or a proper Old Fashioned, which is what PiggyBack was born to make.
There is a reason bartenders reach for it. PiggyBack was built to stand up in a cocktail, so the bourbon does not vanish under the bitters. At home, that means an Old Fashioned that tastes like the bar version. No mixology degree needed.
The bottle can carry a message, too. Send us two short lines and our team handles the rest, from layout to font to the hand finished engraving. A wedding date. A nickname. The score from the night you will never let them forget.
Think of the brother who moved to the city and misses the woods. The friend who brings a flask to a tailgate and a recipe to a dinner party. The bartender in your life who finally gets a night off. The dad who wears flannel without a hint of irony.
It lands at a thirtieth birthday, a bachelor weekend, or as the client gift that is not another logo mug. It works as a housewarming for someone with a real bar cart and opinions about bitters.
Two glasses, one bottle, one box, zero explanation needed. Send the bourbon from the rye people. Then wait for the text asking where you found it.
