Name: WhistlePig The Boss Hog VI "The Samurai Scientist"
SKU: 76661
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.60 (5 reviews)

Single Barrel, Bottled at Proof, Powerfully Complex, Distinctly Unique From Anything We’ve Done Before. Stupendous.

On the rare occasion that Dave Pickerell’s five promises are realized, we release a whiskey that epitomizes WhistlePig’s odyssey to unlock the potential of Rye Whiskey.

The Boss Hog Edition 六 is the first American Whiskey finished using Japanese Umeshu, the result of a true collaboration between WhistlePig and Kitaya brewery on Japan’s Kyushu island.

This well aged Straight Rye Whiskey was created using koji fermentation. Each bottle is adorned with The Samurai Scientist – Jōkichi Takamine – who pioneered koji fermentation in the American whisky industry over a century ago.

Each bottle barrel is bottled at strength, between 120 – 122 proof.

5 reviews for WhistlePig The Boss Hog VI “The Samurai Scientist”

Rated 5 out of 5

Esme Delaney (verified owner) – July 8, 2024

Planned for margaritas. Ended up neat. Fresh-cut agave, lime oil, a saline wink. Zero remorse.
Rated 5 out of 5

Kareem Abdou (verified owner) – August 3, 2024

House pour upgraded. Honeyed corn, saddle leather, barrel toast. Big but composed.
Rated 4 out of 5

Petra Novak (verified owner) – April 18, 2025

Planned for margaritas. Ended up neat. Fresh-cut agave, lime oil, a saline wink. Zero remorse.
Rated 5 out of 5

Bianca Martins (verified owner) – June 19, 2025

Bought for cola. Drank it solo. Toffee, oak spice, dried banana. Smooth swagger.
Rated 4 out of 5

Grace Howard (verified owner) – October 26, 2025

Intended for boulevardiers. Straight pour stole the show. Dill seed, orange peel, spice rack.