Legendary Hatfield & McCoy Families Finally Agree on Something: This is How American Whiskey Should Taste
Feuding families combine authentic recipes to create a Legendary American Whiskey™, available online and in 21 states this summer
ST. LOUIS, April 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Their legend is embedded in American culture. Their names are synonymous with unrelenting rivalry. Their story has been told and re-told by local townsfolk and movie stars alike. Now, after feuding for more than 150 years, the descendents of the Hatfields and McCoys finally agree on something: This is what American whiskey tastes like.
Introducing The Legendary Hatfield & McCoy Family Brand Whiskey™, the only authentic Hatfield and McCoy American whiskey available on the market today (http://www.legendaryhatfieldandmccoy.com). Essentially a legend in a bottle, the all-American, award-winning whiskey brings the iconic feud to life. In March 2015, Legendary earned a Silver Medal from the Beverage Testing Institute (www.tastings.com), which gave the whiskey a rating of 85 out of 100.
"Our families have been blending and distilling American spirits in the Appalachian tradition since before the feud began," said James "Big Jim" McCoy, a descendent of "Ole' Ran'l" McCoy. "Now, all those recipes that we've been writing in the backs of bibles and in the backs of our minds for centuries are coming together in a way that our ancestors could never have imagined."
The complexity of The Legendary Hatfield & McCoy Whiskey comes from its unique blend of corn, barley, malt, special strains of yeast, infused natural flavors and pure water. Aged in oak to perfection, the liquid is filtered and purified to create a mature-tasting, bold and complex 80-proof whiskey with an incredibly smooth finish. Official tasting notes can be found at http://legendaryhatfieldandmccoy.com/whiskey/.
"This Whiskey is the first authentic product that is truly worthy of our Hatfield & McCoy names," said John T. Hatfield, the great-great-great grandson of "Devil" Anse Hatfield. "While blood may be thicker than water, turns out this whiskey has them both beat."
To help the families meet high demand for the product, the families selected Local Choice Spirits (www.localchoice.us), an award-winning distiller out of Charleston, South Carolina, to help them produce the liquid using precise specifications and ingredients as outlined in the family recipe. Local Choice then bottles and ships the liquid to distributors.
The product is available in an attractive 750 ml. bottle with a suggested retail price of $39.99. It is currently available in stores, restaurants and bars in Florida, Georgia, S. Carolina, Louisiana, Ohio, West Virginia, New Jersey, Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri and Colorado. It has just recently launched in New York State.
By the summer of 2015, after it launches in Texas, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nevada, Tennessee, Arizona, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and California, the product will be available in 21 states.
Legendary is the only company with approval from the USPTO for numerous trademarks utilizing the Hatfield and McCoy family names, including "Hatfield & McCoy Moonshine" and "Hatfield & McCoy Whiskey."
To find out more, visit http://www.legendaryhatfieldandmccoy.com. Join our conversations on Twitter @TheLegendaryHM and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheLegendaryHatfieldandMcCoy.
About The Legendary Hatfield & McCoy Family Brand™
The Legendary Hatfield & McCoy Family Brand, LLC, based in St. Louis, MO, was born out of a collaboration between the ancestors of "Devil" Anse Hatfield and Randall "Ole' Ran'l" McCoy. Members of both families, who still reside on the banks of the famous Tug River in West Virginia and Kentucky, have come together to create truly American products that represent the clans' authentic Appalachian traditions.
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