Virginia Black Whiskey 75 cl

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Hocking quite literally stumbled into a career—it turned out he had a rare nose, and today, he has launched two beverages associated with Hip-Hop Cash Kings . Acting used to be how I paid the rent," he said, "but I sold a tequila company for a billion f****** dollars.

After a couple of years of friendship and discussions, the two men realised that they could bring whiskey to a new audience, beyond traditional whiskey fans. Hocking and Drake settled on its moniker not because of any association with the state of Virginia—its origins are actually in Indiana—or in honor of any particular lady. Hocking told Business Insider his aim was to "create a whiskey for everyone to enjoy, regardless of gender, age, location.Drake and his father Dennis Graham appeared in two advertisements for Virginia Black (via Stereogum).

However, you can also accept or reject further cookies at any time or specify which of these cookies you would like to agree to. Dre, and caught on with Bank of America before taking a job that makes peddling liquor look like selling Girl Scout cookies: working for Countrywide doing mortgage loans in the early 2000s. Rich, decadent and smooth, Virginia Black is mellowed to 40% av to showcase the true essence of Bourbon. By using a Rye forward bourbon mash bill and aged in American White Oak, Virginia Black is teeming with aromas of butterscotch, toasted oak and honeysuckle.According to a new study, Drake’s Virginia Black American Whiskey is the worst value celebrity liquor on the market. As is the case with Diddy and DeLeón, Drake landed an equity stake in Virginia Black after putting his own money into the venture (“I wouldn’t have allowed it any other way,” says Hocking). The Whiskey Wash noted that Virginia Black was sweet and easy to drink, with vanilla showing up prominently in the flavor profile. The woman who reviewed Virginia Black for The Whiskey Wash also resented the whole idea of creating a "women's whiskey" in the first place.