DeVos family always looking to expand their wealth, this time with high end bourbon and whiskey

In his most recent Facebook post, Dick DeVos wrote (yes, I monitor these people): 

“CONGRATULATIONS to West Michigan-based CraftCo. and its JOSEPH MAGNUS, FOX & ODEN, and COPPERCRAFT brands for taking home top honors as some of the best bourbons and rye whiskeys in the world!

Joseph Magnus took home Best of Class, multiple Double Golds, and Gold Medals for favorites like its Cigar Blend Bourbon and Murray Hill Club. Fox & Oden was recognized with Platinum, Double Gold, and Silver Medals for its Double Oaked Bourbon and Straight Rye Whiskey. And Coppercraft 9-Year Straight Bourbon earned a silver medal.

These awards are a testament to the exceptional craftsmanship of the CraftCo team. Congratulations to them and their customers!”

This is the latest example of how the DeVos family has continued to not only diversify what they own, but more importantly it demonstrates their ongoing commitment to expand their wealth. The most recent documentation shows that the DeVos family’s wealth stands at $5.4 billion, according to Americans for Tax Fairness.

Now the DeVos family is making money off of high end bourbon and rye whiskey, which at first glance range in price from $72 a bottle to $250 a bottle. Not surprising, the DeVos family is not catering to working class people. In the Facebook post where Dick DeVos is talking about his family’s brands, John Truscott, a longtime Republican operative (he was John Engler’s right hand man) and CEO of Trustcott Rossman, Truscott said, “Joseph Magnus is my go to.”

CraftCo., which is located in Holland, was purchased by the Windquest Group, one of the many DeVos owned corporations. Dick and Betsy DeVos are the primary owners of the Windquest Group, which is made up of the following industries – spirits, hospitality, Sports Performance, Manufacturing and Wellness.

It completely makes sense that Dick DeVos would use his Facebook page to brag about the awards that his alcohol company recently won. Anything to further the ideological and Capitalist agendas is exactly what the DeVos family does. Expanding their wealth means they get to make massive contributions to local, state and elected officials during every election cycle, as I have been documenting for the past 3 decades. Here is an example from 2024. 

In addition to exposing the DeVos family’s ongoing efforts to undermine and influence public policy, one tactic that we can all engage in is to not assist them in expanding their wealth. We can and must boycott any and all DeVos connected products, which are vast.