A DC area distiller owned by two women has decided to name their new whiskey after Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton, it’s Rodham Rye!
A DC distiller has named its latest whiskey “Rodham Rye,” in case you’re still drinking your feelings from November. https://t.co/BrBlruDB5U pic.twitter.com/gh5zVPRYSf
— Washingtonian (@washingtonian) March 22, 2017
From the Washingtonian Article:
Leading up to the election, Republic Restoratives owners Pia Carusone and Rachel Gardner wanted to create a product that would celebrate who they thought would be the first female president. Plus, it seemed fitting: Hillary Clinton has been known to throw back the occasional whiskey. So, they came up with the idea for Rodham Rye, which would launch around the inauguration.
We all know what happened next, Oopisie Daisy! Yet they pushed ahead with their democrat concoction.
After a period of self-described mourning, the distillers returned to Rodham Rye and decided to continue with it anyway. Carusone says the spirit isn’t ultimately just about Clinton. “It’s a tribute to women in history, and a tribute to women in our everyday lives,” she says.
However you whiskey fans should note, the money is not necessarily going to a good cause
Five percent of proceeds from the $79 bottles will go to EMILY’s List, an organization that helps pro-choice Democratic women running for office.
So maybe just stick to your Jack Daniels or Jameson.
