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KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY

RAISE A GLASSTO SAVE A LIFE

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© 2026 Stray Oak Spirits · Washington, D.C. · EST. MMXXV. Please drink responsibly. Must be 21+.

No dogs were harmed in the making of this bourbon. Several were spoiled.

A dog at the end of a wooden dock at dusk
THE COMMITMENT

The dogs
came first.

Stray Oak began with foster dogs, long before the bourbon. We built the company with a commitment: 10% of its profits to canine rescue. As the company grows, the commitment grows with it.

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More on the dogs and how this started — read our story →

WHY FOSTERING MATTERS

A home between homes.

A shelter can tell you where a dog came from. A foster home begins to show you who they are. Fostering opens space for another animal, gives a dog somewhere quiet to settle, and helps a future family understand the animal they’re bringing home.

A dog asleep, curled on a made bed

Sometimes that family is the foster.

THE ONES STILL WAITING

Whiskey, the dog on our label, found his person. Others are still waiting for theirs.

  • Engraved illustration of a Doberman standing in profile
  • Engraved illustration of a Dalmatian standing in profile
  • Engraved illustration of a German Shepherd standing in profile
  • Engraved illustration of a Husky standing in profile

How the commitment works

HOW THE COMMITMENT WORKS

Committed before the first barrel, and written into how the company is built.

10%

of profits committed to canine rescue

28

foster failures between the founders, and counting

A white dog leaning into a hand scratching its ear
A tan big-eared puppy lying on a kitchen floor
A shaggy black dog grinning nose-first at the camera
A cream golden retriever sitting on a staircase
A red collie mix sprawled on an oak floor, looking up
A black shepherd with one blue eye, nose dusted with sand

Some stayed a weekend. Some stayed for good.

MORE THAN ONE WAY TO HELP

Showing up counts.

  • Foster for a weekend, or a few weeks.

  • Adopt when the fit is right.

  • Volunteer at a shelter.

  • Help with transport.

  • Share an adoptable dog.

  • Donate to a rescue doing good work near you.

However you show up, it counts.

Engraved illustration of a Chihuahua running

To the ones who found theirs.

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