Beam-Suntory, as you likely know by now, has a very large stable of spirits brands. Among these are a host of whisk(e)y types from around the globe, including bourbon and Japanese whisky. It makes sense, therefore, that some collaboration would go on amongst the different silos in an attempt to create some rather unique products.

One such collaboration which was recently unveiled is Legent, a bourbon crafted by Beam master distiller Fred Noe and Suntory master blender Shinji Fukuyo. The two of them put their heads together to make a whiskey that gets the usual Beam bourbon treatment –