California's Sespe Creek Distillery Announces Batch 22, Brand's First Bourbon Under Legendary Master Distiller John Campbell

Limited-release bourbon made in Oxnard, California with mash bill of mesquite-smoked corn, roasted corn and malted rye

OXNARD, CA (NOVEMBER 5, 2025) – Sespe Creek Distillery, the Oxnard, California distillery which just under a year ago appointed venerated Scottish Master Distiller John Campbell (Laphroaig) to the same role, announces today the release of Batch 22. The highly allocated offering is the first new release in its Warbringer Southwest Bourbon collection blended entirely under Campbell's direction.

In keeping with Sespe Creek's library of smoked whiskeys, Batch 22 is made with a mash bill of mesquite-smoked Bloody Butcher heirloom corn, roasted corn and malted rye. A total of 726 cases will be available in mid-November at such retailers as Total Wine and select Bristol Farms in California, Goody Goody in Texas, select retailers in Tennessee and Washington state as well as direct-to-consumer for SRP $55.

• Nose: Cherry, dark chocolate, leather and smoke; graham cracker and pumpernickel bread
• Palate: Initial wave of carrot cake, maple bacon and maraschino cherry; a long, building follow up of root beer, black licorice, cocoa and pink peppercorn
• Finish: Peanut brittle, tobacco, and a dry, bold and everlasting finish of mesquite, pepper and menthol

Said Campbell, "The main aim for Batch 22 was to increase the mouthfeel and the way it engaged with the drinker's palate, and to beef up the flavors at the back end of the taste experience. To do this we introduced some of the oldest bourbon we have on site, added some red corn bourbon to the recipe and some experimental sour mash bourbon to improve the overall balance of the liquid for the consumer."

About Sespe Creek Spirits

At Sespe Creek Distillery, we pay homage to Americana heritage. Each brand is a passageway to places and moments in time that we revere. The liquor inside each bottle showcases our obsession with The Craft, and our belief that going the extra mile results in a sip worth every extra step.