Licensed by Lionsgate, Barrel Global's whiskey is distilled by Bardstown Bourbon Company and finished with cherry and sherry wood
The assassin played by Keanu Reeves now has a whiskey with his name on it. Barrel Global, a US platform that sells whole barrels, opened pre-orders on November 3 for John Wick Kentucky Straight Bourbon, the first product in a line of spirits licensed by Lionsgate, the franchise's studio, according to The Spirits Business. The bourbon is 7 years old, 45% ABV, and sells for US$ 54.99 to US$ 59.99 per 750 ml bottle, with delivery expected on December 10 and only within the United States, according to the brand's page.
The whiskey was distilled by Bardstown Bourbon Company, a Kentucky distillery that produces for third parties, and finished with cherry and sherry oak staves. Each wood is a nod to the films: the cherry wood, along with the cherry blossoms on the label, refers to the rooftop scene at The Continental Hotel in Osaka in the fourth movie; the sherry, to the final scenes in Paris and Rome, according to License Global. On the label, the petals fall around glass shattered by a gunshot, and the neck label uses a font similar to the one on the messages that offer bounties to the assassins in the films.
The brand describes a bourbon of dark sweetness and ripe fruit, with cedar, brown sugar, caramel, honey and cherry on the nose, toasted oak, marzipan and stone fruit on the palate, and a molasses finish with clove and black pepper.
Storytelling in a bottle, our spirits will offer a taste of John Wick's coded, underground world of revenge and redemption.George Koutsakis, Barrel Global's founder, in a statement
The deal, brokered by IMG Licensing, gives Barrel Global the right to produce and distribute John Wick-inspired spirits in Asia, Europe and South America, according to The Spirits Business. There is, however, no date or price for Brazil. The franchise comprises four films, the series The Continental and a new feature starring Donnie Yen as Caine, which has already wrapped production. Earlier this year, Barrel Global had released a bourbon inspired by the series Peaky Blinders.
Bebidário's catalog includes Kentucky bourbons such as Bulleit Bourbon, Buffalo Trace and Jim Beam Original.
Sources: The Spirits Business (November 4, 2026), License Global (November 4, 2026), Barrel Global (November 2026).
