A Bourbon That Redefines Bourbon

Legent® is a new, distinctive whiskey experience, as well as a new understanding of how learning from others can broaden horizons and push you out of your comfort zone.

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A Bourbon Unlike Any Other

Legent® is a Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey partially finished in wine and sherry casks. But it's more than that. It pushes the boundaries for how bourbons can be created while remaining true to the core of bourbon's principles. It's a collaboration between two whiskey legends – Fred Noe & Shinji Fukuyo – and two unique styles of whiskey making.

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Kentucky Tradition.
Japanese Detail.

The Creation of a New Style of Bourbon

Drawing of a Brown Bourbon Barrel Sitting on a Stand Wooden Barrel Stand

Our Story Begins With Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Legent® starts with a historic bourbon recipe from Fred Noe's family. Every drop is crafted with high-quality grains and calcium-rich, iron-free, limestone water and is aged in newly charred white oak barrels.

A Drawing of Three Stylized Bourbon Barrels with a Colorful Splash of Sherry and Red-Wine and Grains

Then Some of Our Bourbon Is Aged in Sherry & Red-Wine Casks

It's here that Legent® begins to pick up unique flavors from the different casks. Layers of spice and fruity undertones are imparted from the sherry casks, while the red-wine casks lend Legent a light tartness and help punch up the dried fruit flavors.

Through Blending, Legent's Complex Layers Take Shape

Shinji Fukuyo takes these distinct, secondary-finished bourbons and meticulously blends them with Kentucky straight bourbon. Blending allows Shinji to balance the different flavors to consistently hit the flavor profile he and Fred originally envisioned.

Japanese Inspired Painting of a Bottle and Two Glasses of Legent Bourbon on the Rocks

Together, Fred & Shinji Have Created a Bourbon Like No Other

Legent transcends the broader whiskey category. It's a perfectly balanced and rounded bourbon that's also complex and layered. On your palate, it starts like a bourbon – rich, warm and oaky. Then, like a Japanese whisky, it features complex layers and a bright, smooth, unexpectedly long finish.

Macro Image of Corn in the Evening Sunlight Used for Bourbon Making

Macro Image of Barley for Bourbon Making

Macro Image of Damp Rye for Bourbon Making

The Recipe for a Historic Collaboration

Legent has brought together over 225 years of bourbon-making heritage and nearly 100 years of Japanese whisky artistry. It's a unique collaboration between two of the world's most revered whiskey makers. And just like a traditional bourbon, Legent starts with premium grains, like corn, rye and malted barley, and is aged in select white oak barrels.

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Open to a World of New Bourbon Possibilities.

Three Barrels, One Unique Taste

Three different types of barrels are used to create the unique flavor profile of Legent. Each one imparts its own unique characteristics to this boundary-pushing bourbon.

Legent Bourbon Sitting Inside of a Charred Barrel Served Neat in a Rocks Glass

Bourbon Barrel Aging

From these barrels, Legent absorbs char notes and rich, traditional bourbon cues like layers of caramel, oak and vanilla.

Legent Bourbon Sitting Inside of a Sherry Barrel Served Neat in a Rocks Glass

Sherry Cask Finishing

Sherry casks add complex layers of spice, raisin and heavy dried fruit flavor. These casks also help give Legent its deeper, reddish color.

Legent Bourbon Sitting Inside of a French Oak Wine Barrel Served Neat in a Rocks Glass

Red-Wine Cask Aging

French oak wine casks impart different oak notes than traditional white oak bourbon barrels. These red-wine casks also give Legent mild, fruity undertones and a light acidity.

Legent Neat or On The Rocks

As you drink Legent neat or on the rocks you'll notice it change quickly as it sits on your tongue. It starts like a bourbon – rich, warm and oaky. Then, like a Japanese whisky, it features both complex layers of dried fruits and spice. Adding an ice cube or two accentuates Legent's already bright, smooth and unexpectedly long finish.

The bourbon

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This Calls for a Cocktail

Every sip of Legent is worth savoring and sharing. Whether it's neat, on the rocks or in a classic cocktail, there's no mistaking Legent's perfectly balanced, rounded, yet layered and complex flavor profile.

Legent Recipes