The celebrity whiskey collaborations continue to increase this week. The names and photos of famous people on the bottle must help them sell. This week’s entries include an actor with a distinctive face, and whose characters have consumed more than their share of whiskey.
Colorado’s Woody Creek Distillers announced its “William H. Macy Reserve Straight Rye Whiskey,” a top-shelf 10-year-old bottled-in-bond rye. The “Shameless” and “Fargo” actor was already known as the distillery’s “Spokesdude.” Macy is reported to be a true rye aficionado and worked with Woody Creek to pick the barrels that were blended.
Macy said, “Rye has a special place in my heart. My parents always kept a bottle of rye in a cabinet below our kitchen sink, so naturally it was my first taste of whiskey. I grew up in the South and developed an affinity for bourbon. But when rye’s resurgence met my introduction to Woody Creek Distillers, the rest is history.”
Woody Creek started in 2012 and makes bourbon, rye, gin, and vodka. Macy even grows some of the potatoes that go into making the vodka.
SRP $199
50 % ABV
Availability: Now available for purchase nationwide at www.woodycreekdistillers.com, California, and New York on December 1, 2023
