High West American Bourbon

Product Description

Tucked up in the high desert wilderness outside the tiny town of Wanship, the High West Distillery location is a sight to behold, its owner, High West CEO David Perkins, who already made history opening the original High West Park City location in 2007, Utah’s first distillery since the 1870s. High West began with humble roots, opening a small, 250-gallon still and Saloon in an historic livery stable and garage. What was once a small operation in downtown Park City has grown to be an internationally-recognized brand with four unique locations. In 2015, High West opened their distillery in Wanship, Utah, which acts as a space for educational whiskey tasting, pairings and tours, and houses a 1600-gallon copper pot still. Meanwhile, the Saloon continues to operate as a must-visit gastro-distillery, featuring alpine-inspired western fare alongside the original still, the Nelson Cottage offers unique whiskey-paired dinners, and the Saloon at the Salt Lake City airport allows for some last tastes of High West on the way out of town. High West’s products have received numerous accolades and awards. In 2016, Whisky Advocate, America’s leading whiskey magazine, named High West its “Distiller of the Year.”

Medium amber in colour. The bouquet shows strong aromas of bananas. There is a lot of cinnamon spice and some nice oak aromas, too. The oak tends towards a young oak, not a long aged or overly charred note. Some sweetness lingers just behind that, perhaps vanilla bean and wedding cake? The high rye is explicitly noticeable immediately, rich and earthy on the palate with well balanced flavors of candy corn, honey nougat and sweet corn bread biscuits. It’s all Four Roses here with a semi-long note of rye and oak lingering with the undercurrent of bananas.
There’s an ever so slightly bitter tail on the finish.