Tennessee Legend Canebrake Bourbon Whiskey
Tennessee Legend Canebrake Bourbon Whiskey is a small-batch Tennessee bourbon at 42.5% ABV (85 proof) in a 750mL bottle, available to order online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA. Despite the name, "Canebrake" is not a flavor — it honors the timber rattlesnake (the canebrake rattler) native to the Appalachian mountains where the distillery sits. This is the distillery's first bourbon release: pure corn mash, new charred oak, and about six months of age accelerated by smaller barrels and toasted oak chips.
- ABV: 42.5% (85 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: ~6 months (smaller barrels with toasted oak chips)
- Mash bill: pure corn; new charred oak
- Distillery: Tennessee Legend Distillery, Smoky Mountains, Tennessee — Master Distiller Justin Holeman
Named for the Rattlesnake, Not a Flavor
Tennessee Legend Distillery builds its brand on Appalachian moonshine-and-mountain-legend storytelling, and Canebrake is its first bourbon — named for the venomous pit viper of the Southeast, the canebrake rattlesnake. Self-taught master distiller Justin Holeman (zoology degree, former paleontology worker) runs the stills. The whiskey packs surprising flavor for its age: smaller barrels and toasted oak chips do the work of time. The distillery's signature serve is the "Snakebite Sour" — 1.5 oz Canebrake over 4 oz sweet & sour. Browse more Tennessee Legend or the store's bourbon whiskey shelf.
Tasting Notes
Soft caramel with a faint sweet corn taste; oak and vanilla notes linger in its depths. "The oak shines right to the front of your palate, with an extremely smooth finish."
How to Enjoy
Neat to taste the young-bourbon character, or build the distillery's Snakebite Sour — Canebrake over sweet & sour on ice. Its corn sweetness also plays well in a simple whiskey highball.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Tennessee Legend Canebrake a flavored whiskey?No. "Canebrake" refers to the timber/canebrake rattlesnake of Appalachia, not a flavor — it is an unflavored small-batch bourbon.
Why is it called Canebrake?It is named for the Appalachian-native Timber Rattlesnake (also called the canebrake rattlesnake), per the distillery's own product description.
How old is Canebrake Bourbon?About six months, per the distillery; smaller barrels with toasted oak chips accelerate the aging.
Where is Tennessee Legend Distillery?In the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, under master distiller Justin Holeman.
Small batch, big bite — order Tennessee Legend Canebrake Bourbon Whiskey online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.