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| High West Distillery American Prairie Bourbon |
visit, it's for the weekend, so I always pickup a bottle to take with me for us to try together. The last time we went, this was the bottle I took with me.
I have a sweet spot for Park City, Utah because of some ski trips we used to take when I was a kid. The fact that they have a whiskey distillery in Utah is pretty astounding to me. I've visited as an adult and found that in Salt Lake City anyway, not all of the beer was made full strength. We had to seek it out. So a whiskey distillery is an accomplishment in itself.
I didn't know it when I bought it, but sales from this whiskey are used to support the American Prairie Reserve. I love the outdoors and anytime I can do anything to support preservation efforts, I'm all about that. Knowing that, I'll be adding this bottle to the standard stock I keep in the house. Plus, this whiskey is pretty amazing.
About the Whiskey
- Type: A blend of straight bourbon whiskeys aged between 2 and 13 years
- Barrel Type: New, charred, white American Oak
- Mashbill: Their website reports two mashbills. First, 75% corn, 21% rye, 4% barley malt from MGP. Also, 84% corn, 8% malted barley from undisclosed source. There are other whiskey components that are undisclosed due to contractual reasons.
- Batch: This particular bottle is from batch number 19J01
- 46% ABV / 92 Proof
- Not chill filtered
Whiskey Tasting Notes
Appearance
American Prairie Bourbon is copper in color, with slow fingers that linger in the glass. The bourbon almost sticks to the glass.
Nose
On the nose, there are notes of oak and sweet vanilla and caramel. There were also some slight notes of ethanol.
Taste
The oak and vanilla notes carry over from the nose. There is an element of spice that leads me to believe there is higher rye content possibly in the contractually undisclosed mashbill information.
Finish
There was a light and even mouthfeel, with a quick finish. After you swirl it around or your tongue for a few minutes, you get an oak bomb right as it goes down.
