High Country American Single Malt is officially back in limited quantities at the brand’s Utah distillery and Saloon locations with distribution to retailers nationwide.
Fast Facts About 2023 High West High Country:
- Style: American Single Malt Whiskey
- Mash Bill: 100% base malt; Tri-Malt: 85% base malt, 14% caramel 60 malt, 1% chocolate malt
- Technique: 100% pot distilled “on-the-grain.” This means the distillery leaves the grain in during fermentation and distillation, instead of filtering it out.
- Proof: 88 (44% ABV)
- Distilled by: High West Distillery
- Price: $79.99
Details on the Release High West High Country Single Malt:
Crafted in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, High Country American Single Malt is a masterfully blended bottle of 100% copper pot-distilled whiskies aged for 3-10 years in both freshly charred and second-use oak barrels. Recognized for its robust, flavor-forward profile, this year’s expression features unique notes of warm croissants, honeydew melon drizzled with raw honey, and savory maple syrup. The bottle retails for $79.99 and the final whiskey is proofed at 88 Proof (44% ABV).
Tasting Notes from Distillery:
- On the Nose: Cozy aromas of warm croissants, Bananas Foster, white grape jelly on toast points, mountain meadows
- Tasting Notes: Honeydew melon drizzled with raw honey, dulce de leche, praline, shortbread raisin cookies, tobacco
- Finish: Autumn strolls, vanilla cream, maple syrup
- How to Drink: Best enjoyed neat or with a few drops of water while appreciating a magnificent western vista.
Back Label Text:
Welcome, single malt lovers! You are holding High Country™ American Single Malt made in our copper pot stills high in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. As admirers (and imbibers) of the famed single malt whiskies of Scotland, we wanted to create a uniquely crafted version of an American single malt. To provide the robust, flavor-forward profile more typical of American whiskeys and of our High West style, High Country™ American Single Malt is distilled “on-the-grain.” This means that we leave the grain in during fermentation and distillation, instead of filtering it out. In the tradition of American and Scottish whiskey making, we use both freshly charred and second-use oak barrels during the maturation stage. These techniques produce a whiskey that shows its distinctive and delicious American qualities with a heavier mouthfeel, roasted malt character, and balanced complexity. High Country™ American Single Malt is best enjoyed neat or with a few drops of water while appreciating a magnificent western vista.
High West is Utah’s first legal distillery since 1870 and the world’s only ski-in gastro-distillery. If you find yourself in Old Town Park City, please stop (or ski) by to visit us. We’d love to share our passions with you: the American West, our contemporary western victuals, American roots music, and, of course, pairing all the above with our greatest passion—superb whiskey. Better yet, you ought to come out to our distillery in the mountains of Wanship, Utah. It’s a celebration of cowboys and the American West.
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