Jackson Purchase Distillery Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Batch 1
There are moments in bourbon that feel less like a product launch and more like the beginning of a legacy. The inaugural release of Jackson Purchase Bourbon belongs firmly in that category. Crafted in western Kentucky at the Jackson Purchase Distillery, this is the Inaugural Select Batch – Full Proof , a first statement from a distillery that is already challenging long-held assumptions about what young bourbon can become. While the Jackson Purchase name may be new to shelves, the expertise behind it is anything but. The distillery is led by Master Distiller Craig Beam , a seventh-generation bourbon maker and member of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame. Beam’s career spans decades at Heaven Hill, where he learned the craft from the ground up—working everything from rickhouses to stills, mastering the art of “cutting” whiskey by taste and experience rather than automation. He is joined by Assistant Master Distiller Terry Ballard, formerly of Willett, bringing another layer of r...