Kinfolk Trust Arrives To Widespread Acclaim

The new whiskey brand Kinfolk Trust made its debut at a number of high-profile events this past month and is already getting noticied in the whiskey world. It's the brainchild of Taste Select Repeat’s OJ Lima, who sources barrels from his favorite independent distillers and NDPs and blends them to his exacting specifications. There will be only three releases per year, with each offered at CS (Cask Strength) and PP (Preferred Proof).

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Kinfolk Trust Batch 1

For Batch 1, Lima looked to two distilleries Taste Select Repeat had worked with on past barrel picks, Kentucky’s Dark Arts Whiskey House, and Bainbridge Organic Distillers in Washington. Kinfolk Trust American Whiskey Batch 1PP comes in at 108 proof, which is Lima’s recommended ABV for the blend. Not wanting to disappoint fans of cask strength whiskey, however, Kinfolk Trust American Whiskey Batch 1CS is also available at 125.6 proof.

Kinfolk Trust On Tour

OJ traveled the length of the country throughout October, offering pours of Kinfolk Trust at some of the whiskey world’s top events. Select audiences got to sample the new brand at the Museum of the African Diaspora’s Afropolitan Ball 2024 in San Francisco, Kentucky’s Black Bourbon Run 5, and Whiskeys for Wildlife in Seattle before finally going on sale to the public this week.

Uproxx Names Kinfolk Trust One Of The Best New Whiskeys

Though new to the market, Kinfolk Trust is already receiving critical acclaim from those who have tried it. It was named one of “The Best 20 New Whiskeys To Hunt Down This Fall” by Uproxx, whose Head Whiskey Critic Fred Dobbins III called it ““whiskey fit for a king.”

OJ Returns To Black & Brown Podcast

The final stop on OJ’s Kinfolk Trust introductory tour was with our friends in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Black & Brown Podcast. Bill, Delvin and Raymond are longtime “Friends of the Program,” and it's always a good time and good conversation whenever they get together. Listen to the episode below to find out about Kinfolk Trust’s origin story and what OJ has planned for Batch 2.