15 Gallon Bourbon Barrel - Pathfinder Farm

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Pathfinder Farm Distillery is taking home several medals from the prestigious 2025 Heartland

Whiskey Competition for its Bloody Butcher Bourbon, including Best Farmer-Distiller

Bourbon and Best of State.

The biennial Heartland Whiskey Competition—sanctioned by the American Craft Spirits

Association—celebrates the deep relationship between corn and craft whiskey across

America’s heartland states and beyond.

Pathfinder’s Bloody Butcher Bourbon was selected by a panel of distinguished industry professionals who evaluated entries through a blind tasting across nine whiskey categories and multiple age ranges.

In total, Pathfinder earned:

Best Farmer-Distiller Bourbon

Best of State – Maryland

Gold Medal – Bloody Butcher Bourbon

Silver Medal – Red Corn Moonshine

Bronze Medal – Orange Cranberry Moonshine

“Since we began growing our heritage Bloody Butcher corn, mashing with Appalachian Mountain spring water, and bottling our family’s favorite recipes, people have been telling us that it’s really good stuff, ” said owner Nate Kraft.

“Earning Best Farmer-Distiller Bourbon and additional honors from the American Craft Spirits Association’s Heartland Whiskey Competition affirms what our fans have been saying all along — that we’re capturing true terroir and handcrafting the finest spirits from seed to glass.”

The Heartland Whiskey Competition uniquely honors the role of farmer-distillers, alongside corn growers from 21 participating states. No other national spirits competition highlights agricultural heritage and “best of state” achievements in this way.

Visitors can taste Pathfinder’s award-winning spirits in person at the Pathfinder Farm Tasting

Room in Boons

15 gallons of bloody butcher bourbon grown, mashed, fermented, distilled, and barrel aged the Pathfinder farm distillery in Keedysville, Maryland. Will generate about 80 bottles. You keep the barrel!

Winner is welcome to the farm for a full tour , tasting and help bottle the barrel!

*Bottled at 100 proof