Saint Liberty Bertie's Bear Gulch Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750ml

Manufacturer's notes: Our Straight Bourbon Whiskey is crafted in Texas and perfected in Montana using the same pure water source from the Rocky Mountains that Bertie used to proof her whiskey almost 100 years ago

Bertie (Birdie) Brown

Fergus County, Montana

Bertie Brown- Known as "Birdie" to her friends - was a

woman of great courage. She was one of very few young

African AMerican women who homesteaded alone in

Montana in the 1920s. Birdie was famous for her warm 

hospitality and for brewing what locals called the "best

moonshine in the country." One day in 1933, just 

before Prohibition ended, a revenue officer came 

around and warned her to stop brewing. But as

Birdie multitasked, dry cleaning with gasoline and 

tending to her latest batch of hooch, fumes from the

gasoline ignited and her kitchen exploded. Birdie was

tragically burned in the fire and died shortly after.

Today, her once orderly homestead stands in a state of

disrepair in the hills of Montana, a memorial to the 

immortal spirit and kindness of Birdie Brown.