Legent Bourbon Whiskey
Legent Bourbon Whiskey is a 750mL Kentucky straight bourbon bottled at 94 proof (47% ABV), distilled by Jim Beam's Fred Noe in Clermont, Kentucky, partially finished in wine and sherry casks, and blended by Shinji Fukuyo, Suntory's fifth Chief Blender. Part of the bourbon is finished in California red wine casks and part in sherry casks, then blended back with straight Kentucky bourbon — a Kentucky whiskey built with a Japanese blender's hand, available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 47% (94 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: Minimum 4 years in new charred white oak; no age statement
- Finishes: Parcels finished in California red wine casks (French oak) and in sherry casks, blended back with straight bourbon
- Makers: Distilled by Fred Noe (Jim Beam, 7th generation); blended by Shinji Fukuyo (Suntory, 5th Chief Blender)
- Origin: Clermont, Kentucky, USA
Two Whiskey Cultures in One Bottle
Legent, launched in 2019, was Beam Suntory's first new standalone bourbon brand in decades — and a genuine collaboration rather than a label exercise. Noe distilled the bourbon from the Beam family's historic recipe and limestone-filtered Kentucky water; Fukuyo then did what Suntory blenders do, finishing parcels in wine and sherry casks and marrying them back into the straight bourbon for balance. Browse the distiller's wider range on the Jim Beam vendor page, or explore our bourbon whiskey collection.
Tasting Notes
Per the brand: traditional bourbon wood notes on the nose with spice and mild fruit undertones from the cask finishes; dried raisins and dates on the palate with light acidity, sweetness and a hint of sherry-cask bitterness; a rich, warm, oaky, long finish.
How to Enjoy
Pour it neat to taste the blend's architecture, then try it in a Manhattan, where the sherry and wine-cask fruit deepens the dried-fruit notes. More finished bourbons are in our bourbon whiskey collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Legent a Japanese whiskey?
No — it is a Kentucky straight bourbon, distilled, aged and bottled in Clermont, Kentucky. The Japanese contribution is the blending: Suntory's Chief Blender Shinji Fukuyo finished and blended it.
What casks is Legent finished in?
Part of the bourbon is finished in California red wine casks and part in sherry casks, then blended back with additional straight Kentucky bourbon.
How old is Legent?
The bourbon is aged a minimum of four years in new charred white oak before finishing; the bottle carries no age statement.
Kentucky distilling, Japanese blending, one bottle — order Legent online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
