John Drew, the cigar mastermind behind the Drew Estate’s Pappy Van Winkle cigars we wrote about last year, appears to be ready for new horizons. He has now branched out into John Drew Brands, a venture focused on “spirits, craft beverages, and food,” which is starting out of the gate with a rye whiskey.

The new John Drew Rye Whiskey, according to its website, is a sourced product from Canada. This drops Drew into the non-distilling producer camp. This release was “distilled in Alberta” before being aged in oak…