Unless you live in or have recently visited Florida, the name PaPaw’s Ridge might not ring any bells. Is that about to change? It might. The distillery first put its bourbon on sale last year, both online and via certain Florida retailers. Their whiskey also earned high marks at last year’s San Francisco World Spirits Competition, taking home a double gold.
This week brings with it the news that the distillery is set to make its bourbon available across the country, both through online sales and via retailers around the country.
“Expanding nationally is an exciting next step for us because more people across the country can experience the whiskey and the family story behind it,” the distillery’s founder, Autumn Nethery, said in a statement. “We’re proud to share our legacy on a broader scale.”
If Autumn Nethery’s name sounds familiar, there’s a reason for that: she’s also one of the owners and operators of Jeptha Creed Distillery, along with her mother Joyce. Last year, InsideHook pointed to the distillery’s work in developing the concept of estate whiskey. If you’re getting a sense of a family operation here, you’re correct — and PaPaw’s Ridge is named in honor of Roy “PaPaw” Nethery and a specific topographic feature found on his family’s property.
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