An epic sequel to the World’s Best Rye, The Boss Hog VIII: LapuLapu’s Pacific completes our journey around the world, unfurling a chronicle as rich and bold as the whiskey itself.

The VII edition of The Boss Hog left us at the Western opening of the Strait of Magellan. From there, the navigator imagined he’d cross the Pacific and reach the Spice islands in days. More than three months later the crew, down another 19 men owing to scurvy, finally dropped anchor in Guam, promptly looted and burned a village, then proceeded to the Philippines for an extended stay.

Upon crossing the Pacific, Captain Magellan met his fate at the hands of the legendary Filipino warrior LapuLapu. A fierce and vociferous defender of independence, LapuLapu led his island home against the Spaniards. There he forged a successful fortification, staving off colonial occupation for more than forty years.

In honor of our new hero, this rare edition sees a double finish in high toast, small batch, single island Philippine Rum casks, adding layers of warm spice and delicate tropical notes to an already deeply complex, well aged Rye Whiskey. Lapu-Lapu’s Pacific is a profound statement of strength and independence, a spectacular sequel to Magellan’s Atlantic.