REDWOOD EMPIRE 2025 GRIZZLY BEAST BOURBON

REDWOOD EMPIRE 2025 GRIZZLY BEAST BOURBON WITH GIFT TIN Redwood Empire Grizzly Beast Bourbon Whiskey / 2025 Release • Distillery: Redwood Empire Whiskey Co. • Location: Mare Island, Vallejo, CA • Type: Straight Bourbon Whiskey • Style: Four-Grain • Age: 5 years • Proof: 100 (50% ABV) • Mash Bill: 67% Corn / 17% Rye / 10% Wheat / 6% Malted Barley • Release: 2025 Release Redwood Empire’s Grizzly Beast Bourbon has always stood out, partly for its California craft roots, partly for its forest-sized personality. This year’s release adds a new twist: a sleek, illustrated tube that resembles a limited-edition art print more than traditional whiskey packaging. Think E.H. Taylor meets a Northern California adventure sketchbook. The 2025 Grizzly Beast isn’t just bottled; it’s framed. • Every Redwood Empire bottle draws inspiration from a specific tree, and this one’s named after a real redwood known as the Grizzly Beast, a 300-foot giant standing in Mendocino County. Like its namesake, this whiskey aims high but stays grounded in character and balance. The Art of the Tube • The new design makes a statement. Metallic inks glint across illustrated redwoods and a roaring bear; a love letter to Northern California’s wilderness. It’s bold without being loud, and feels like Redwood Empire’s way of saying, “We belong on the top shelf now.” • Since launching complete in-house distillation around 2016, the Vallejo, California-based brand has steadily grown from sourced blends to its own premium lineup. The Grizzly Beast tube feels like a coming-of-age moment, confident, creative, and clearly crafted with intent. Whoever designed it deserves a pour. The Whiskey Inside • That artistic confidence carries into the whiskey itself, though the pour tells a quieter story. Grizzly Beast is a four-grain straight bourbon, distilled and aged entirely in Northern California. The mash bill consists of 67% corn, 17% rye, 10% wheat, and 6% malted barley, and is bottled at 100 proof (bottled-in-bond). The five-year age limits its complexity. • It opens with notes of oak, honey, and caramel, joined by flashes of grape soda and dried fruit, or, as we joked, the bear eating honey in the woods. Let it sit, and it softens to a sweet, slightly bready texture with hints of wheat toast, cinnamon, and sugar. YOU MUST BE 21 YEARS OLD TO BID ON THIS AUCTION ITEM Generously donated by Breakthru Beverage