Curating hard to find spirits is a tough job but the folks at The Last Drop Distillers of London continue to do it well. For the release of its second signature blend they worked with Sazerac Master Blender Drew Mayville for The Last Drop Signature Blend of Kentucky Straight Whiskeys.
Mayville, a founding member of The Last Drop Assembly’s panel of spirits industry experts, is no stranger to the brand. To bring his vision for The Last Drop to life, he blended vintage whiskeys that he had been saving since he joined the Buffalo Trace Distillery team. He tasted more than 40 different vintage bourbon and rye whiskeys, creating multiple combinations before arriving at the final expression that bears his signature. Bottled at 121.4 proof, Mayville left this high-proof blend uncut and unfiltered to maximize its flavor and complexity.
“As a master blender, I wholeheartedly believe that one can take individual components that are already exceptional to create an extraordinarily-beautiful end product,” says Sazerac Master Blender Drew Mayville. “As with music, a clarinet can be beautiful in its own right. However, when you combine it with other instruments in an orchestra you create a symphony – a masterpiece. This blend fully epitomizes this notion, and it’s been a dream come true to create this truly one-of-a-kind spirit for my friends at The Last Drop.”
Since becoming Sazerac’s Master Blender in 2004, Mayville has cultivated a dream of creating an ultra-rare whiskey. To achieve this, he began preserving extremely small quantities of his favorite whiskeys at Buffalo Trace Distillery to fulfill this vision.
“It has been a wonderfully exciting experience to work with my friend, colleague and inspiration, Drew Mayville, to create this phenomenal blend,” says Rebecca Jago, managing director, The Last Drop Distillers. “The creation of The Assembly in 2020 was one of The Last Drop’s proudest achievements: to see the visions of such stellar icons of the industry come to life in a Last Drop bottle is, for me, a dream come true.”
Mayville’s Blend follows The Last Drop Distillers first Signature Blend: a 50 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky created by Master Blender Colin J.P. Scott. Released in July 2021, this was the brand’s first foray into the creation, as well as curation, of extraordinary spirits by the members of The Last Drop Assembly.
Each bottle of The Last Drop Signature Blend of Kentucky Straight Whiskeys is individually numbered and bears Mayville’s physical signature. As with all recent Last Drop bottlings, it is artfully-contained in a bespoke bottle that suspends mid-air in an oak frame, held within in a signature green leather case alongside a 50ml miniature for private enjoyment, certificate of bottling and pocket-sized tasting book.
Only 1,458 bottles of The Last Drop Signature Blend of Kentucky Straight Whiskeys will be released worldwide for $3,999.
