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Marie Zahn: Bartenders Worth a Damn

After floating around at a variety of establishments, Marie found herself focusing more on craft cocktails, beers and above all, bourbon.

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Mae Governale: Bartenders Worth a Damn

Mae graduated from Columbia Chicago with a degree in film. She spent time in Los Angeles and Rio. She held down a respectable corporate job. But through it all, Mae had a second life: bartending.

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Chris Marty: Bartenders Worth a Damn

Chris Marty is a bartender at Untitled 111. He’s been an industry lifer since the age of thirteen, and has been behind the stick for fourteen years.

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How we make it

Crafting fine bourbon is a marriage of science and art, and like the best marriages, is rooted in love. Angel’s Envy begins with Kentucky. We use only mineral-rich Kentucky lime stone water and locally sourced grains. From there, Lincoln Henderson personally oversees every step of the process, guiding each batch’s distilling, aging and conditioning. After distilling, Angel’s Envy is placed in hand-selected American white oak barrels for a minimum of four years. We like to tempt the angels by placing it at the highest levels of the rack-house for the best aging conditions. Once the bourbon is tasted by Mr. Henderson and deemed ready, it’s placed in Port wine barrels he personally selects from Portugal. The barrels are then hand-situated throughout the distillery to age at the perfect temperature. This final process takes between three to six months.

It may seem strange that the aging and finishing processes can vary in time. We consider every barrel to be unique. There is no specific formula for readiness. Each batch is hand-chosen based on flavor and appearance. Mr. Henderson insists upon a very specific color and caramel flavor with subtle vanilla notes. This is where the ‘art’ happens.

Finally, the finished bourbon is blended by Mr. Henderson to reach its distinctive taste profile. The port cask process imbues Angel’s Envy with rich and robust aromas, caramelized fruits, chocolates and a smoky undertone. When it comes to Angel’s Envy, Lincoln Henderson is a very particular man. We wouldn’t have it any other way.