Est. by University Heritage Group

A bourbon for every alma mater.

Small-batch collegiate whiskey, distilled and bottled in partnership with CALI Distillery. Two founding editions are pouring now — Club 1839 for Mizzou, Club 1865 for Kansas.

Club 1839 and Club 1865 Reserve bottles in the CALI Distillery rickhouse

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The Founding Editions

Each release is built from a single school's traditions — the mash bill, the finish, and the label all carry the chapter's colors.

Club 1839 Reserve bottle

University of Missouri

Club 1839 Reserve

The flagship pour. Built around a Mizzou locker-room ritual older than any of us — black and gold, poured neat.

Style
Bourbon Whiskey Finished with Sorghum
Proof
90 (45% ABV)
Mash Bill
70% corn · 23% rye · 7% malted barley
Barrel & Finish
American oak and toasted French oak, finished with sorghum
MolassesCaramelDeep coffeeEarthy sorghum
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Bottled and shipped by CALI Distillery

Club 1865 Reserve bottle

University of Kansas

Club 1865 Reserve

A Jayhawk legacy in a bottle — distilled for the Allen Fieldhouse faithful and the Lawrence-to-Kansas City table.

Style
Bourbon Whiskey Finished with Honey
Proof
90 (45% ABV)
Mash Bill
70% corn · 23% rye · 7% malted barley
Barrel & Finish
American oak and toasted French oak, finished with sunflower honey
Bright vanillaSunflower honeyCaramelMocha
$69.99Buy Now

Bottled and shipped by CALI Distillery

A pour of University Heritage bourbon

In Partnership With

CALI Distillery

Every University Heritage expression is distilled, barreled, and bottled by CALI Distillery. Their team hand-selects the barrels for each chapter, tunes the finish to the school's story, and ships every order direct from the rickhouse floor.

  • Barrel Selection

    Chapter-specific barrels chosen batch by batch.

  • Small-Batch Finishing

    Sorghum, sunflower honey, and toasted French oak.

  • Bottled & Shipped

    Fulfilled by CALI Distillery under license.

Coming Editions

Next Off the Line

Three chapters are in barrel. Waitlist members get the first allocation window before any public release.

Club 1856 Reserve Rye bottle

University of Maryland

Club 1856 Reserve Rye

Grain-Forward Rye · 99 Proof

Club 1789 Reserve Rye bottle

Georgetown University

Club 1789 Reserve Rye

French Oak Finished Rye · 95 Proof

Club 1919 Reserve bottle

UCLA

Club 1919 Reserve

Citrus-Infused Bourbon · 90 Proof

Claim your allocation

Tell us which chapter you pour for and we'll hold your place in line.

Serve

Neat, Two Fingers

Room temperature, no ice — the way the finish was built to read.

Serve

One Large Cube

Softens the sorghum and opens the honey on the 1865.

Serve

The Old Fashioned

Demerara, two dashes, orange peel. A tailgate standard.