1880
The Origin
Colonel A.S. Winstead tastes his first batch in Henderson and declares it the smoothest whiskey on the market. Within a decade it ships to every section of the United States.
Est. 1880 · Henderson, Kentucky
Silk Velvet Whiskey
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A Word at the Door
In 1880, Colonel A.S. Winstead of Henderson, Kentucky gave his whiskey a name inspired by two of the finest things he knew: Silk Velvet.
Nearly a century after the last bottle disappeared, the name has returned home.
Silk Velvet was revived by the Hargis family in Henderson, Kentucky, where the story began more than 140 years ago. Today, that legacy continues alongside 8th-generation distiller Jacob Call, combining a historic Kentucky whiskey name with generations of distilling experience and a family whose lives and careers have been built inside Kentucky bourbon.
Some things are worth bringing back.
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The House List
Revived to Honor the Name.
No. I
The Single Barrel
Chosen One Barrel at a Time.
No two barrels alike. Chosen in the rickhouse by the family, every one.
VIIYears
107Proof
75/21/4Mash
No.4Char
From the GlassHoney, vanilla, and caramel · toasted almond and ripe orchard fruit · a graceful finish of white pepper, sweet spice, and oak.
No. II
The Small Batch Select
Twelve Barrels. One Signature.
Blended across two mashbills for the same silk-and-velvet finish, pour after pour.
IVYears
107Proof
12Barrels
2Mashbills
From the GlassVanilla bean, dark cherry, and brown sugar · baking spice, roasted nuts, and stone fruit · a silky finish of cinnamon, oak, and cocoa.
Smooth as Silk.
Rich as Velvet.
The promise a colonel set down in 1880. Every barrel since has been held to it.
From the House Ledger
A Bourbon, a Pause, a Revival.
Entry No. I
Entry No. II
1920
The Long Silence
Prohibition closes the distillery for good. The recipe slips into attics and auction houses, and for a hundred years Silk Velvet survives only in clippings and memory.
Entry No. III
2024
The Revival
A bourbon man by trade pieces the brand back together with his dad, his brother, and his good friend Jacob Call. On December 9, the first bottles in over a century sell out the same day.
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The Password Is Silk Velvet.
Whisper it in Kentucky, Tennessee, Colorado, Alaska, New York, and New Jersey, or have a bottle delivered to most of the country. Your seat is waiting.