this bottle, whistlepig, basically invented a section of the market. carol: who is whistlepig?any founded by raj bhakta. if the name sounds familiar, he appeared on "the apprentice," ran for public office, and with whistlepig, he has found the next big thing. david: what is the company up to right now? it is having wild success, yet it is finding is up in the midst of a legal pursuit. -- a legal dispute. sam: correct. when they did was -- a consultant to whistlepig, a man by the name of dave pickerell -- a sort of living legend -- advised them what to do. he identified a source of aged canadian rye that had not been used as anything more than a flavoring agent for other blended whiskeys, however, the original rye itself he found was of high quality, so they started buying that rye from a different facility, then they started buying it in vermont, now they're trying to grow rye on their property, distill it on their property, and aged in barrels made from wood from their own property, so they have this sort of backlist of rye whiskey that they are continuing to sell as 10-year-o

carol: who is whistlepig? sam: it is a company founded by raj bhakta.s familiar, he appeared on "the apprentice," got fired on episode eight. ran for congress in the suburbs of philadelphia, got shellacked, and has been a serial entrepreneur seeking the next big thing. with whistlepig, he has found one. david: what is the company up to right now? it is having wild success, yet it is finding itself in the midst of a legal pursuit. sam: correct. they did something savvy. a consultant to whistlepig, a man by the name of dave pickerell advised them what to do when making it. he identified a source of aged canadian rye that had not been used as anything more than a flavoring agent for other blended whiskeys. however, the original rye itself he found was of high quality, so they started buying that rye from a canadian distiller. then they started buying it in vermont and bottling it there. now they're trying to grow rye on their property, distill it on their property, and aged in barrels made from wood from their own property. so they have this sort of backli