Wyoming Whiskey’s New Limited Release Honors Senator

Posted on by Scott Dilley

Wyoming Whiskey has announced its latest, limited edition Integrity Bourbon. This release honors Senator Alan K. Simpson and will only be available in Wyoming.

Fast Facts About Integrity Bourbon:

  • Style: Wyoming Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  • Age: 7 years
  • Proof: 97 (48.5% ABV)
  • Mashbill: 68% corn; 20% wheat; 12% malted barley
  • Palate: Rich, decadent notes of cherry-filled Black Forest cake, dark berry pie, caramelized sugar, followed by waves of Jamaican allspice.
  • Finish: Lingering notes of chocolate-covered espresso beans, Tres leches cake, fruit cocktail, hazelnut cream, and brown baking spices.

Based in Kirby, Wyoming (population: 90), Wyoming Whiskey – the Whiskey of the West – has had a simple goal: to create America’s next great bourbon. They use the finest non-gmo corn, winter wheat, winter rye, barley, and water from the Bighorn Basin and promote Wyoming’s natural and human resources. Every drop of this bourbon is 100% Wyoming, and Wyoming Whiskey prides itself on doing things the right way, not the easy way. This authentic bourbon and whiskey is as proud and as American West as it gets. Alan K. Simpson has embodied this same spirit as a true and passionate representative of Wyoming for so many years, which is why Wyoming Whiskey has chosen to honor him with the release of Integrity.

The bottle contains the following about the Tribute to Senator Simpson:

“Humor is the universal solvent against the abrasive elements of life.” Parental guidance followed by the original, respected, and memorable Alan K. Simpson. Forthright and funny. Family and friendship. Defining principles that inform a disarming approach to all opportunities and challenges. Army Infantry, State Legislature, US Senate, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, and countless others made better by his wit and wisdom. Cody, Wyoming, and the United States are lucky to have him. And we are proud to honor him with a bourbon of character and distinction fit for a legend.

About Senator Alan K. Simpson: (Integrity Bourbon Name sake)

Alan Kooi Simpson (Son of Milward Lee Simpson), a Senator from Wyoming from 1979 until 1997; born in Denver, Denver County, Colo., September 2, 1931; attended Cody, Wyo. public schools; graduated, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo., 1954; graduated, University of Wyoming Law School 1958; admitted to the Wyoming bar in 1958 and commenced practice in Cody; served in the United States Army, Infantry 1954-1956; assistant attorney general of Wyoming 1958-1959; city attorney, Cody, Wyo.; United States Commissioner 1959-1969; member, Wyoming house of representatives 1964-1977; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, November 7, 1978, for the six-year term commencing January 3, 1979; subsequently appointed by the Governor, January 1, 1979, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Clifford P. Hansen for the term ending January 3, 1979; reelected in 1984 and 1990 and served from January 1, 1979, to January 3, 1997; was not a candidate for reelection in 1996; Republican whip (1985-1995); chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (One Hundred Fourth Congress); visiting lecturer, Kennedy School of Government, Shorenstein Center, and Director of the Institute of Politics 1997-2000; commissioner, American Battle Monuments Commission 2001-; co-chairman, Continuity in Government Commission 2002. (Source: US Congress)

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