History of Legent™
Never before have two of the world’s most-revered, award-winning whiskey makers put this much care and detail into creating such a unique product. Learn more about this legendary collaboration.
The Creation of One Truly Unique Bourbon
Legent™ is an unprecedented collaboration between two whiskey legends. Fred Noe, from the founding family of bourbon and Jim Beam® ’s seventh generation master distiller. And Shinji Fukuyo, from the founding house of Japanese whisky and Suntory’s fifth ever Chief Blender.
For Fred & Shinji, Legent™ started as a passion project but it became much more than that. They wanted to push each other and the industry’s boundaries. Together they created a truly unique bourbon which is a perfect example of what they do best. Fred used generations of heritage and his own insightful expertise to take Legent™ from grain to barrel. Shinji’s imaginative and meticulous blending techniques took it from barrel to bottle.
Generations of Bourbon-Making Tradition.
Since his birth, Master Distiller Fred Noe's life has revolved around the distillery in one way or another. Always looking for new challenges, Legent™ was a chance to do something that nobody's ever done before. Create a unique bourbon by taking everything from his family's 220 years of making bourbon and combining it with the craft of Japanese blending.
A World Of Whiskey Blending.
From Japan to Scotland to Kentucky, Chief Blender Shinji Fukuyo has traveled the world over learning, studying and perfecting the art of blending whiskey and distilling spirits. For him, Legent™ presented numerous unique challenges. Bourbon isn't a spirit that's blended routinely. He also wanted to honor Fred's family heritage and produce a unique bourbon of the highest quality. After years of tasting, testing and refining the recipe with Fred, Legent™ has become another step in Shinji's pursuit of mastery.
A Bourbon Unlike Any Other.
Legent™ is a Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey partially finished in wine and sherry casks. But it's more than that. It pushes the boundaries for how bourbons can be created while remaining true to the core of bourbon's principles. It's a collaboration between two whiskey legends – Fred Noe & Shinji Fukuyo – and two unique styles of whiskey making.
