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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

  • Aged a minimum of 2 years

  • Crafted from 100% two-row pale ale malted barley

  • Mashed, distilled, and bottled and Brother Justus Whiskey Co.

On Sale Monday, September 14.

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.

Let’s Compare

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Sip Neat

Notes of fruit preserves, butter, and dark bread.

Sip Neat

Be the First to Experience

Founder’s Reserve IV

Pre-order your bottle of Founder's Reserve IV today to be among the first to experience this limited edition, never-repeated bottling. Bottles will ship in mid-September.