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Founder’s Reserve IV (2026)
$149.99 | 750ml
“Our Founder’s Reserve never repeats itself, because the whiskey always has something new to reveal.
Every year, I taste dozens of barrels specially selected by our Master Blender until a unique note captures my attention and compels me to follow it. I reserve the barrels that develop this note into a complete expression for that year’s Founder’s Reserve.
This year, the barrels led me to an unhurried breakfast in sunshine - with notes of mouth-watering stone fruit preserves spread over fresh butter and dark brown bread - where each sip invites you to stay a little longer.”
— Phil Steger, Founder & CEO
PRODUCT INFORMATION
55% ABV / 110 Proof
Blended from 25 30-gallon barrels, 56% aged 4 years, 8% aged three years, and 36% aged two years
Crafted from 100% two-row pale ale malted barley
Mashed, distilled, and bottled and Brother Justus Whiskey Co.
Available online and at stores in Minnesota
Founder’s Reserve IV Tasting Notes
NOSE
Dried apricot, blackberry, sage, and brown bread
PALATE
Marmalade, brown sugar, herbed butter, and toasted sesame seed
FINISH
Rye cracker, walnut, and wildflower honey
Our Founder & CEO
Phil Steger
For Phil Steger, creating whiskey and building a distillery has always been about more than a flashy bottle and and an incredible product — it’s about conviction, belief, and possibility.
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Sip Neat
Notes of fruit preserves, butter, and dark bread.
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Get Your Bottle Today
Founder’s Reserve IV is available online, or at our Distillery in Minneapolis. Our Bottle Shop is open for whiskey, merchandise, and other distillery exclusive releases on Thursdays and Fridays, 2-6pm.