Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz is introducing a new, unique whiskey in collaboration with a New England distillery. WhistlePig, a Vermont distiller of premium rye whiskey, introduced a new offering of their fine product that was aged in Big Papi’s old baseball bats.
Via its new PiggyBack Legends Series, the Vermont distiller will release the first of three single barrel expressions properly titled the Big Papi Barrel. This is a 100 percent rye whiskey aged for a period of six years in oak and finished for a short six weeks in barrels comprised of Ortiz’s maple wood bats and proofed down to 96.56 percent. The whiskey is produced in a collaboration with Barstool Sports.
“I’m thrilled to go to bat for WhistlePig Whiskey by kicking off the first limited-edition collection in the new Legends Series,” Ortiz said in a press release statement. “This first-of-its-kind whiskey gives fans the opportunity to celebrate America’s pastime over a drink that connects them further to the sport.”
This limited-edition whiskey was made to celebrate Ortiz’s induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
“There’s less than 100 barrels out there available,” Ortiz said.
The Big Papi Barrel whiskey is available in Massachusetts, Florida and online at whistlepigwhiskey.com.
Each bottle costs $50 and a portion of the proceeds will go toward the David Ortiz Children’s Fund.