WHAT'S IN A BATCH?

Courage & Conviction is Virginia Distillery Co.'s new line of American single malt, setting the standard for American whisky, rivaling the finest in the world. Learn about what goes into creating each batch.

BUILDING A BATCH: COURAGE & CONVICTION

Courage & Conviction is an American Single Malt whisky, distilled, aged and bottled on location at the distillery in Lovingston, Virginia. The whisky is made using mountain spring-fed water from the 100-acre property along with malted barley from North America.

From the distillate data, cask data, to maturation, and to bottling, learn about the process of what it takes to create a batch of Courage & Conviction.

NO COLOR ADDED

We don't add food coloring to any of our products. The color of Courage & Conviction is derived from the combination of casks it was matured in.

NON-CHILL FILTERED

We don't chill filter any of our products. We believe chill filtering our whiskies would remove important flavors and complexities.

NO ADDITIVES

We don't use additives to change the taste profile of our products. Our whisky's flavor comes from the distillation and maturation process.

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BATCH: DR. GEORGE G. MOORE

“Have the courage of your convictions,” was a saying that our founder, Dr. George G. Moore, often repeated to friends and family. His credo became our core principle and is the name of our American Single Malt.

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BATCH: DR. JIM SWAN

Both a friend and a mentor, Dr. Jim Swan was integral to the start of Virginia Distillery Co. Dr. Swan was the man behind our distillate, our casks and our maturation strategy - the core to Courage & Conviction.

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BATCH: NANCY FRALEY

Nancy Fraley is one of Virginia Distillery Co.’s key mentors. We are so thankful for her guiding nose and so happy we can recognize her by dedicating the original batch of these three new expressions to her.

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BATCH: HARRY COCKBURN

Harry Cockburn is one of Virginia Distillery Co.’s key mentors. We are so thankful for his guidance and so happy we can recognize him by dedicating this batch to him. 

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SUBMIT A STORY

What does it mean to have the courage of your convictions? We're inviting you to share a story of courage and conviction for an opportunity to have a future batch named in someone's honor. 

HAVE THE COURAGE TO BE EXTRAORDINARY.

COURAGE & CONVICTION CUVÉE SINGLE CASK

As our blenders taste the progress of each cask, few exceptional casks are hand-selected and set aside. These casks show a range of depth and complexity, maximizing the influence of both the specialty Cuvée red wine cask and Virginia’s varied climate.

All Cuvée Single Cask offerings are:

  • Aged for at least four years
  • Non-chill filtered
  • Free of added colors
  • Bottled at cask strength

 

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Courage & Conviction and other Virginia Distillery Co. whiskies can be found in 1,500+ locations across 23 states.

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