WhistlePig

WhistlePig is a brand of rye whiskey located at WhistlePig Farm, near Lake Champlain in Shoreham, Vermont. In the short time since its creation it has earned several gold medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and the World Whiskies Awards.

Raj Bhakta bought the 525-hectare (1300-acre) farm in 2007 and joined forces with consultant master distiller Dave Pickerell, formerly of Maker's Mark. The business initially operated as a bottler of rye whiskeys of various ages imported from Canada, with the first products released in 2010.

The WhistlePig distillery was completed in 2015 to produce estate-grown Vermont rye. This will make the operation the first "one-stop-shop" whiskey producer controlling all stages of the process from grass growing to bottling.

The 120ha (500-acre) plot produced its first rye crop in 2013 and also produces barley, honey, maple syrup and vegetables. In addition oak barrels have been made from the farm's trees, and are used to finish the 15-year-old expression.