{"id":134342,"date":"2025-09-29T13:11:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T21:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/09\/29\/were-the-bugatti-of-bourbons-mystic-distillery-rides-wave-of-handcrafted-bourbons-popularity\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T13:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T21:11:16","slug":"were-the-bugatti-of-bourbons-mystic-distillery-rides-wave-of-handcrafted-bourbons-popularity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/09\/29\/were-the-bugatti-of-bourbons-mystic-distillery-rides-wave-of-handcrafted-bourbons-popularity\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We\u2019re The Bugatti of Bourbons\u2019 Mystic Distillery Rides Wave of Handcrafted Bourbon\u2019s Popularity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"191467\" class=\"elementor elementor-191467\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c175de3 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rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Home<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span class=\"\"><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/stories\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Feature Stories<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span class=\"breadcrumb_last_link\"><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/stories\/community\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Community Spotlight<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c69b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c69b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2018We\u2019re The Bugatti of Bourbons\u2019 Mystic Distillery Rides Wave of Handcrafted Bourbon\u2019s Popularity<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-140ec91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"140ec91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-01df231 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/author\/bob-friedman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"96\" width=\"96\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"elementor-avatar\" 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title=\"\"><\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71f3509\" data-id=\"71f3509\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa03a0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa03a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\u201cJaguar and BMW are for the masses. We are the Bugatti of bourbons,\u201d said Durham lawyer turned distiller Jonathan Blitz, co-owner of Mystic Distillery. Its flagship brand, Broken Oak, has won a slew of gold and other prizes at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits competition including 2023\u2019s Best 5 Year Small Batch Bourbon.<\/p>\n<p>Mystic operates on a 22-acre farm in rural Durham County, North Carolina. It produces an average of six barrels of Broken Oak and other high-end handcrafted bourbons a week. Bottles are sold at the distillery, where visitors are also offered tours. \u201cDuring our two-hour tour, Jim Beam would have topped my annual production,\u201d laughed Blitz.<\/p>\n<h2>If It Ain\u2019t From Kentucky\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>First things first. Bourbon connoisseurs sniff that true bourbon must come from Kentucky. \u201cNot so,\u201d said Blitz. \u201cThe whole Kentucky thing is just marketing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bourbon must be at least 51% corn liquor with a maximum proof at distillation of 80% ABV. The grains comprising the other 49% are at the discretion of the distiller. Broken Oak adds 45% wheat to its bourbon mash bill. Some of Mystic\u2019s bourbons include triticale in the mash bill, which is a rye\/wheat hybrid that grows well in the Piedmont.<\/p>\n<p>The first corn whiskies were distilled in North Carolina in 1682. \u201cWe have better conditions, water, and grains here,\u201d said Blitz. Bourbon distilling moved to Kentucky when North Carolinians relocated there. A series of laws, including prohibition, sidelined legal distilling in the state from 1908 until 2005 when North Carolina got its first post-prohibition distillery.<\/p>\n<h2>Growing Demand for Bourbon<\/h2>\n<p>The bourbon industry has been growing at over 10% annually in recent years with $8.85 B forecast for 2025. In 2023, the number of craft distillers nationally grew by 11.5% to a total of 3,069.<\/p>\n<p>Mystic\u2019s top-of-the-line, Broken Oak, costs $200 a bottle. Prices of other NC craft bourbons like those produced by Weldon Mills and Olde Raleigh range from $50 to $100. By comparison, mass-market, high-end bourbons like Elijah Craig, Buffalo Trace, and Woodford Reserve are in the $50 to $80 range.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d19211 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"5d19211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings='\"gallery_layout\":\"masonry\",\"columns\":2,\"lazyload\":\"yes\",\"columns_tablet\":2,\"columns_mobile\":1,\"gap\":\"unit\":\"px\",\"size\":10,\"sizes\":[],\"gap_tablet\":\"unit\":\"px\",\"size\":10,\"sizes\":[],\"gap_mobile\":\"unit\":\"px\",\"size\":10,\"sizes\":[],\"link_to\":\"file\",\"overlay_background\":\"yes\",\"content_hover_animation\":\"fade-in\"' data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e31657b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2>A Rainbow of Flavors<\/h2>\n<p>Mystic\u2019s grains are grown on a 150-acre farm in Hillsborough, NC. The water comes from the 260-million-year-old Triassic Basin Aquifer beneath the distillery. Blitz said the shale and limestone in the water make it perfect for bourbon.<\/p>\n<p>The grains and water are combined and boiled at the distillery to produce a mash which ferments for at least 14 days to create a spirit called \u201cwhite dog.\u201d It is refined through \u201ccuts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cut is the most important part of the process,\u201d explained Blitz. \u201cThink of it as a rainbow of flavors. The beginning and end of the rainbow are not good. What comes out in the middle is good, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re trying to keep. We tend to be known for an extremely smooth bourbon with a complex nose and a real buttery finish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The final distillate will be aged in new, charred oak barrels stored in Mystic\u2019s rickhouse for at least four years. \u201cEvery barrel ages differently, and you have to select each barrel based on smell and taste.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Taste This\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Blitz described himself as a \u201cbusiness angry litigation attorney\u201d who handled civil and criminal cases turned entrepreneur. One evening, close friend Mike Sinclair handed him a mason jar and said, \u201cTaste this.\u201d Sinclair, a software tech, home brewer, and former Red Oak brewer, created the concoction out of bourbon, nine-spice tea, and wildflower honey. \u201cIt was pleasant, sweet, and happy. I said this is going to sell like crazy,\u201d recalled Blitz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to be a lunatic and a narcissist to get into distilling.\u201d Nonetheless, Blitz and Sinclair began producing Mystic Bourbon Liqueur in October 2013. After two years, when they couldn\u2019t get enough bourbon to keep up with demand for their product, they started distilling their own.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its success, Mystic has no interest in becoming a large national brand. \u201cTo us, there\u2019s no point in trying to compete on a $25 or $30 a bottle of bourbon, we\u2019d go bankrupt,\u201d said Blitz. \u201cSo, to make the business model work, every week we make six barrels of the best bourbon on earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e15dd elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a4e15dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/author\/bob-friedman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"96\" width=\"96\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Robert-Friedman-96x96.jpg?resize=96%2C96&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/author\/bob-friedman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Friedman<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Robert &#8220;Bob&#8221; Friedman is the publisher of Attorney at Law Magazine North Carolina Triangle. 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