Actors Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley who played brothers in the TV show  The Vampire Diaries took the time to answer some questions for Whiskey Raiders to talk about their Brother Bond Bourbon brand.





The two have been involved in the bourbon business for a while now and have managed to create a very successful brand. They explained that they were originally inspired by their shared love of acting and whiskey. The two decided to combine their talents and create a bourbon that would be a go-to for whiskey drinkers on all levels. Their goal was to create a whiskey with  nuances aromas and taste in perfect balance to impress both casual drinkers and connoisseurs alike.


They have clearly succeeded in their mission, as Brother’s Bond Bourbon has quickly become a popular whiskey. Ian We bonded on screen with bourbon and bonded off screen with bourbon. We always joke that the only way we could tolerate each other was to consume tremendous amounts of bourbon. And theres some truth to that because you spend 11 years with someone and we have this company together its like a marriage. Its our longest relationship. After  Vampire Diaries ended we had more time to put together a team of experts and were able to properly develop Brothers Bond.


Paul The goal was to create something unique a bourbon that had immediate approachability and was easy to drink but also very complex with nuances aromas and taste in perfect balance to impress even the bourbon enthusiasts connoisseurs.


Ian Actually there was no bourbon on screen it was iced tea, unfortunately. However if he did have a go to bourbon It would probably be something quite aged like the first distillation of bourbon once prohibition ended. Imagine the excitement in the distilling community and the craftsmanship that would have gone into the bourbon.