WhistlePig 15 is a sourced whiskey made in Canada and finished in Vermont oak

Non-distiller producers (sometimes called independent bottlers, NDPs, or “indie bottlers”) have been a part of the whiskey industry since the very beginning. But in the United States, sellers of sourced whiskey are still fighting for legitimacy, especially in the aftermath of several high-profile stories exposing a handful of producers who’d obfuscated the fact that their products were made by other distilleries rather than distilled in-house.

First, a bit of history: in Scotland, indie bottlers have played a key role in the whisky industry…