Willies Distillery Coffee Cream 750 ml

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We honor the Jug Brand with batch one.  The passing of brand heritage was shared with our cofounder Robin Hensley Blazer when she and Willie began the distillery.  The jug brand is a foundational part of the Willie’s Distillery logo.

In 1921 Woodrow Hensley settled in the Crow Creek Valley in Broadwater County.  There he raised a family while ranching and farming the land.  His son, Rob Hensley, continued their family agricultural traditions in Toston, MT. In the early 70s, a local rancher took a liking to Rob and his wife, Sue.  He gifted the Hensley’s the Jug Brand, which they used to brand their small herd of Herford’s.  The Herford’s were a gift from Woodrow when Rob and Sue’s third daughter, Robin, was born.

Robin grew up on the grain farm with her family.  They farmed three sections of irrigated Durham wheat, malt barley, alfalfa hay and corn silage.  The malt barley was sold to Coors, and the silage was fed to the feed lot cattle owned by Boulder Valley ranchers.  This grain farming also gave Robin specialized knowledge of critical ingredients that would later go into crafting bold spirits at the distillery she and Willie would build in Ennis.

The jug brand remains in the Hensley family today.  With four generations of Montanans, they carry on the spirit of the American West.