Virginia Black Whiskey
{{Short description|Brand of American Bourbon whiskey}}
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Virginia Black is a brand of American Bourbon whiskey.{{cite web|title=Exclusive: Proximo To Debut Virginia Black Whiskey Created by Deleon Founder|url=http://www.shankennewsdaily.com/index.php/2016/04/20/14820/exclusive-proximo-debut-virginia-black-whiskey-created-deleon-founder|website=Shanken News Daily|date=20 April 2016 |accessdate=17 November 2017|ref=Shanken}}
History
Virginia Black is a collaboration between Brent Hocking and Drake.{{cite news|last1=Greenburg|first1=Zack O'Malley|title=Meet The Man Behind Drake's Virginia Black Whiskey|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2016/09/07/meet-the-man-behind-drakes-virginia-black-whiskey/#257a417042ef|accessdate=2 January 2018|work=Forbes|date=7 September 2016}} It is distributed in the United States by Proximo Spirits{{cite news|last1=Cowen|first1=Trace William|title=The Weekend Teases New Song Featuring a Shout-Out to Drake's Luxury Whiskey|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/09/the-weeknd-teases-new-song-drake-whiskey|accessdate=2 January 2018|publisher=Complex|date=7 September 2017}} and is available in Canada, the U.K., Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Burundi, Uganda, and United Arab Emirates.{{cite web|title=Drake's Whisky Virginia Black To Launch In East Africa|url=http://telesqop.co.ug/entertainment/drakes-whisky-virginia-black-to-launch-in-east-africa/|website=Telesqop|date=26 October 2017 }} It is also available in Australia. {{cite web|title=Introducing Drake's Virginia Black Whiskey x Brent Hocking Collaboration|url=https://bevmart.com.au/blog/whiskey/about-drake-virginia-black/|website=BevMart|date=25 August 2021 }}
Virginia Black made headlines for its record-breaking debut at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) in Ontario, Canada. Virginia Black sold a record 1,779 bottles on the day it was released and went on to sell 4,650 bottles in its first week.{{cite web|last1=Hayes|first1=Annie|title=Drake's whiskey venture breaks sales record|url=https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2016/10/drakes-whiskey-venture-breaks-sales-record/|website=The Spirits Business|date=18 October 2016 |accessdate=17 November 2017|ref=The Spirits Business}} It also sold 30,000 cases in its first year.{{cite web|last1=Millington|first1=Alison|title=How Drake and an ex-banker created a luxury whiskey that looks like high-end Champagne and is hot on Instagram|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/drake-virginia-black-whiskey-looks-like-high-end-champagne-and-is-big-on-instagram-following-2017-7|website=Business Insider|date=25 August 2016 |accessdate=17 November 2017|ref=Business Insider}}
Production
Virginia Black is a "personally selected collection of two, three, and four-year old Bourbon Whiskey focused on a high-rye content and finished with a decadent profile."{{cite web|title=Proximo Spirits Goes Hollywood with Drake's Virginia Black Decadent American Whiskey|url=http://www.distillerytrail.com/blog/proximo-spirits-goes-hollywood-drakes-virginia-black-decadent-american-whiskey/|website=Distillery Trail|date=26 April 2016 }} It has 40% ABV (80 proof).
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== External links ==
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- [https://www.virginiablackwhiskey.com/ Official website]
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