Thomas Jefferson
Jeffersons Bourbon
The founding father and first to sign the American Declaration of Independence is so revered he has a whole line of whiskies named in his honour.
Small batch bourbon producer Jefferson – the smallest family-owned distillery in Kentucky – named its bourbons after “the ultimate Renaissance men, Thomas Jefferson and Sam Houston” who “stand for boldness, integrity and character – just like our whisky”. Jefferson produces a range of whiskies named after the former President, including Jefferson’s Reserve, Jefferson’s Presidential Select and Jefferson’s Straight Rye Whiskey, made from 100% rye.
Thomas Jefferson
Jeffersons Bourbon
The founding father and first to sign the American Declaration of Independence is so revered he has a whole line of whiskies named in his honour.
Small batch bourbon producer Jefferson – the smallest family-owned distillery in Kentucky – named its bourbons after “the ultimate Renaissance men, Thomas Jefferson and Sam Houston” who “stand for boldness, integrity and character – just like our whisky”. Jefferson produces a range of whiskies named after the former President, including Jefferson’s Reserve, Jefferson’s Presidential Select and Jefferson’s Straight Rye Whiskey, made from 100% rye.
George W Bush
Jim Beam
Before becoming President of the US in 2001, George W Bush would drink somewhat heavily, his tipple of choice being Jim Beam. It has been famously reported that his wife Laura Bush gave him an ultimatum, saying: “It’s Jim Beam or Me”, although the former First Lady has since refuted the rumour. George W. Bush, she claims, gave up drinking after a “wild, drunken weekend” to celebrate his 40th birthday.
Apparently he went teetotal, kicking Jim Beam to the sidelines. Fifteen years later he followed his father’s footsteps and became the 43rd US President.
Abraham Lincoln
Knob Creek
Knob Creek bourbon, also produced by Beam, is named after the boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th US President that led his country through the American Civil War.
However it’s rumoured that Lincoln’s favourite whiskey was in fact Old Overholt, a straight rye whiskey aged for four years and thought to be first distilled in 1810. Old Overholt is also owned by Beam.
Ronald Reagan
Maker's Mark
Maker’s Mark was famously the whiskey of choice for 40th President Ronald Reagan. Reportedly, when Reagan debated Walter Mondale for the 1984 election, he requested a bottle of Maker’s Mark be left on his hotel room pillow.
The distillery even commissioned a few cases of a special commemorative bottle, released when Reagan won the presidency in 1981.
George W Bush
Jim Beam
Before becoming President of the US in 2001, George W Bush would drink somewhat heavily, his tipple of choice being Jim Beam. It has been famously reported that his wife Laura Bush gave him an ultimatum, saying: “It’s Jim Beam or Me”, although the former First Lady has since refuted the rumour. George W. Bush, she claims, gave up drinking after a “wild, drunken weekend” to celebrate his 40th birthday.
Apparently he went teetotal, kicking Jim Beam to the sidelines. Fifteen years later he followed his father’s footsteps and became the 43rd US President.
Abraham Lincoln
Knob Creek
Knob Creek bourbon, also produced by Beam, is named after the boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th US President that led his country through the American Civil War.
However it’s rumoured that Lincoln’s favourite whiskey was in fact Old Overholt, a straight rye whiskey aged for four years and thought to be first distilled in 1810. Old Overholt is also owned by Beam.
Ronald Reagan
Maker's Mark
Maker’s Mark was famously the whiskey of choice for 40th President Ronald Reagan. Reportedly, when Reagan debated Walter Mondale for the 1984 election, he requested a bottle of Maker’s Mark be left on his hotel room pillow.
The distillery even commissioned a few cases of a special commemorative bottle, released when Reagan won the presidency in 1981.