Park City, Utah-based High West Distillery & Saloon is unveiling the latest edition of the new High Country American Single Malt, a single malt whiskey distilled and blended by High West in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains. The exclusive Utah-only release is available now for a limited time.
“We can’t wait to share this year’s High Country American Single Malt with whiskey lovers throughout the state,” said Tara Lindley, director of blend & sensory at High West Distillery. “With a slightly older age perception, the blended single malt whiskeys of this rendition were aged in used and new charred white American oak barrels, with a portion finished in French oak Ruby Port, Oloroso Sherry, and PX Sherry barrels for a distinctly robust flavor profile.”
This monumental release marks a momentous occasion for the distillery on the heels of the TTB’s decision last month to formally recognize American single malt as an official whiskey category in the U.S. High West’s exclusive High Country American Single Malt, a blend of single malt whiskeys aged 4 – 8 years, delivers scents of wildflower honey, golden raisins, lemon peel, chamomile, sourdough French toast, roasted Brazil nuts, and a mossy wooden bridge over a babbling brook. Rich layered toffee notes rush the palate, along with ripe cantaloupe, graham cracker, crème caramel, dried hay, puffed cereal, cocoa nibs, and leather, before finishing with hints of fresh-picked kumquats and maple pecan pie.
Bottles of the limited run of High Country American Single Malt are available now throughout Utah. The spirit can be purchased at High West General Store in Old Town Park City, High West Distillery on Blue Sky Ranch in Wanship, or state liquor stores for $79.99 per bottle.