Angel’s Envy says in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, it will plant a portion of the trees from this year’s Toast the Trees initiative on a private farm straddling the Meramec River in Dent County, Mo., that directly supplies its majority barrel provider, Independent Stave Co. Additionally, Angel’s Envy will work with Green Forests Work in conjunction with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant a portion of this year’s trees on its own land in Henry County, Ky., for future use in bourbon barrels.
Angel’s Envy’s 2021 Toast the Trees goal is o plant 65,000 white oak trees – an increase of 15,000 from last year’s goal of 50,000. While a portion of the trees from this year’s campaign will be planted on private lands for future use in barrels, the remainder will be planted with Green Forests Work and the Arbor Day Foundation throughout eastern Kentucky and the surrounding Appalachian areas to support reforestation. As the Toast the Trees program continues to grow, Angel’s Envy plans to increase the percentage of tree plantings that will specifically support a sustainable barrel production cycle.
To support this year’s Toast the Trees initiative and help Angel’s Envy reach its goal, fans can: share a photo or video of their Angel’s Envy drink or bottle with #ToastTheTrees on social media; refer a friend to 500 Main, Angel’s Envy’s online membership platform; take a weekly quiz about white oak ecology on 500 Main; or purchase any cocktail at Angel’s Envy’s downtown Louisville distillery. Additionally, to celebrate the progress made over the past eight years of the program, ANGEL’S ENVY is gifting a Treehouse Getaway to one member of 500 Main who helps plant trees via the platform this year.