Weve been called worse (scroll to see what the other journalist said)Well take it. Cause hes not wrong. Our Centennial bourbon IS a prop – made to commemorate 100 years of stories, one ballsy prohibition legend, and a century of questionable decisions made around campfires. (Were burying a time capsule with this bottle to mark this birthday) We hope that someday, somebody will dig it up, take a swig & learn that there was a place called WANDAWEGA, built in 1925. And that an immigrant named Anna peck went to prison for selling whiskey out of pints like the ones stashed in her piano.Gratitude to @ChicagoReader & @MikeSula for including our scrappy little bottle in the same roundup as Chicago icons like @Letherbee (check out their newest release thats also in this story).Cheers to all the props out there like us – the kind that make camping better, the game pocket in your hunting vest fuller & help us all celebrate lifes milestones.EXCERPT:Elkhorn, Wisconsins meticulously restored house of ill repute, Latvian church camp, and potential Wes Anderson film set introduced this cutesy ass pocket filled with four-to-six-year-old bourbon; its meant to commemorate the glass pints that, as the story goes, Wandawegas Madame Anna Peck hid from the Feds in her piano. Its a blend of juice from Indianas mega-industrial MGP distillery, and Owensboro, Kentuckys historic 140-year-old Green River Distilling Co. Its aged partly in Owensboro and partly in Pilsen at CH Distillery, where its also blended and bottled. Yes, its a bit of a prop. You can pull it out of your knickers and knock it back like youre one of those snacky Wandawega models. But with a high corn mash bill, it has a smooth, creamy texture and honeyed caramel notes, and Id be just as chuffed to pour it from a fifth.Most importantly, the cover of this issue: ICE IN OUR DRINKS, NOT ICE IN OUR STREETS – Were always gonna raise our glass to the immigrants who help make Chicago the great city that is.@Foxtrot inventory sold out pretty fast (more at camp).MORE MADAME BACKSTORY: link in profile

November 16, 2025 • Published by Tereasa Surratt • Instagram