Produced and bottled in Oxnard, California at Sespe Creek Distillery by David Brandt, PhD. who was developing diabetes and cancer drugs and groundbreaking disease-testing techniques before turning his attentions to distilling. The Warbringer is not a subtle whiskey, this bourbon brings the smoke to the campfire. It is expertly crafted with a mash bill of 75% hand-roasted, mesquite-smoked corn and malted rye with a taste that is deep and smoky that ends with hints of pine, honey, cresol and burnt sugar. Exploding with banana and campfire, tempered by a vanilla creaminess with a long, herbaceous finish that is not as smoky as it smells. The Warbringer is a true expression of the Southwest, if you love BBQ and whiskey, this is your perfect dram. It’s a balanced and interesting whiskey that is helping to define a new category. The mesquite-smoked bourbon holds up neat and also makes for an adventurous twist on cocktails.