Horse Soilder

Horse Soldier Bourbon Tasting Event: Horse Soldier Bourbon was founded by a group of U.S. Army Green Berets, including members of the Special Forces team that entered Afghanistan on horseback following the attacks of September 11, 2001. Their story became one of the most recognized accounts from the opening stages of the war and inspired both the Horse Soldier name and the imagery behind the brand.

The soldiers were part of the small Special Forces teams deployed into northern Afghanistan, where mountainous terrain required them to work alongside local forces while traveling on horseback. Their mission and the image of American soldiers riding into combat later inspired the America’s Response Monument, also known as the Horse Soldier statue, located near the National September 11 Memorial in New York City.

Years after returning home, several members of the team reunited around a different pursuit: American whiskey. They traveled throughout the United States…