Everyone knows Drake. After all he is a Grammy award-winning Canadian rapper! He is also the 5th richest rapper in the world, with a net worth of $150 million! Drake is a known talented musician but did you know he had an entrepreneurial side to him as well? Apart from owning the record label OVO and the Toronto-based restaurant Pick 6ix, the rapper also owns his own whiskey label by the name of Virginia Black!
A partnership between Drake and Brent Hocking, Virginia Black whiskey is an aged premium bourbon whiskey that bottles a high-rye content. The label is a personally-selected collection of 2, 3 and 4 YO bourbon whiskeys that are finished with a decadent profile and offer a rich and smooth character.
Launched in 2016, Virginia Black whiskey recorded one of the highest sales in one day with the sale of 1,779 bottles, going on to sell 4,650 bottles in the next one week! With Drake being the co-owner, the whiskey has been featured on the popular US show ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ and on the stage of ‘The Billboard Music Awards’ in Las Vegas where the rapper won awards for his music.
Virginia Black has already been voted in the Top 5 Spirits by Wally’s Wine in 2016 and Top 100 Spirits by Wine Enthusiast in 2017, and has been rated higher than the popular Jack Daniel’s and Jim Beam whiskey labels in flavour profile ratings.
The whiskey comes in a beautiful bottle which is similar to high-end champagne bottles. It is bottled at 40% ABV and priced at US $34.99. It is available in the UK, Canada, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Burundi, Uganda, and the United Arab Emirates currently.
Note – If you are a frequent traveler to Dubai, You can get your hands on Virginia Black whiskey at the Le Clos outlets at Terminal 1 and 3 of Dubai International Airport.
