High West

Name: High West American Prairie Reserve
Brand: High West
Rating: 7 (2 reviews)

American Prairie Reserve

(0.75l, 46%)

7/10 (17 votes)

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Born in Bourbon country and raised in the Rocky Mountains.

A fateful tour of Maker's Mark Distillery in 2009 inspired David Perkins and his wife Jane to start their own operation. David — a former biochemist — basically said, “Hey, I can do that!” and moved his family to Utah and set up shop. Success has come hard and fast, and they now produce and market a range of products including their four core Whiskeys, three current limited releases, two bottled cocktails, and two specialty spirits.

High West plans to donate 10% of their after-tax profits to the American Prairie Reserve in Montana — an unbroken, 5,000 acre tract of land in Montana bing returned to its natural state. Thus the name American Prairie Bourbon. Although High West has production stills, American Prairie is a blend of Bourbons produced by others. They keep the sources and final ratios as trade secrets, but we do know that it is a blend of three — a 2 YO from Indiana, and a 6 YO and 13 YO from Kentucky — all aged in new, dark-char American white oak and served at 46% ABV. They did something right… it has won both a Double Gold and Silver medal in international competitions.

Flavour Spiral™

About The Flavour Spiral

caramel

honey

butterscotch

maple

cereal

grain

beer

rye

oak

What does High West American Prairie Reserve taste like?

The Flavour Spiral™ shows the most common flavours that you'll taste in High West American Prairie Reserve and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.

We invented Flavour Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.

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Rye Whiskey is made from mash that is at least 51 per cent rye. The grain gives rye Whiskey its spicy, sometimes peppery, and bitter flavour. Rye was a big seller before Prohibition. After decades in obscurity, it’s fashionable again. George Washington distilled rye Whiskey at Mount Vernon.

Tasting Notes

Appearance / Color
Caramel

Nose / Aroma / Smell
Malt, fresh sawdust, and spiced honey

Flavour / Taste / Palate
Cooked grain and butterscotch with a hint of maple

Finish
Drying, with a raw earthiness and lingering breakfast cereal note