Welcome back to another segments of “Great vs Terrible” a series that notes when terrible people are involved with great whiskey, and vice versa. This week we’re looking at Betsy DeVos’ holding company, and their involvement in Joseph A. Magnus.

The Great

Joseph A. Magnus is a well regarded name in the world of whiskey. Assuming you can afford their bottlings, they really get quite a bit right. The company currently doesn’t distill their whiskey SKUs, but they make one hell of a gin. Their whiskey stocks are sourced from across the country, and blended by the masterful Nancy Fraley – a revered palate in the whiskey (and now, rum) world.

Joseph Magnus is well known for finishing their whiskey in particularly expensive casks: think cognac or armagnac, along with sherry. These diversity of stocks give the Magnus name plenty of blending potential, and their products are better for it. Bottlings like their Murray Hill Club and standard Sherry Cask Bourbon score pretty well

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