Whiskey
Tenderfoot American Malt Whiskey
Tenderfoot American Malt whiskey is made from 100% malted grains including three types of malt barley (including two-row plus a blend of chocolate and cherry wood malts), malt rye and malt wheat to give it balance with a hint of smoke, chocolate and a long spicy finish. It’s not a “Single Malt” since we use malted rye and malted wheat in the mashbill, rather this is a whiskey that is pioneering the return of the little-known category of Malt whiskey. This young whiskey’s age is belied by the intense effects of aging at 7089ft (2159m) in the Colorado mountains. Aged a minimum of two-years in #1 and #3 Char New American oak barrels, and bottled at 45% (90 proof).
Tenderfoot Whiskey has a rating of 85 points from Whiskey Advocate, and an 89 point “highly recommended” rating from the Beverage Tasting Institute
Mash Bill:
- 77% malt barley, including two specialty grains: chocolate malt (6%) and cherrywood smoked malt (9%)
- 13% malt-rye
- 10% malt wheat
“Caliente, baby. What’s the secret sauce.” – American Whiskey Magazine
Alpine Rye Whiskey
Features a mash bill of 73% malt-rye and 27% specialty barley malts. Aged a minimum of two years in new charred American oak barrels. Spicy rye malt and specialty barley malts make a unique, assertive rye whiskey that has a flavor profile of smoky rye spice, followed by a hint of dark chocolate, orange peel, and cinnamon toast and finishes with caramel, coffee and spice. Bottled at 49% ABV, Limited Supplies.
Alpine Rye Whiskey received a rating of 91 points from Whiskey Advocate Magazine and is made from 100% malted grains.
Mash Bill:
- 73% malted rye
- 13.5% chocolate barley malt
- 13.5% cherry wood smoked barley malt
“Power plays all day, sip one for the team. A crowd pleaser.” – American Whiskey Magazine. Recommended 8.9 Rating
Dawn Patrol Colorado Single Malt Whiskey
This is a special whiskey named for hard-core skiers who are up before dawn to snag powder lines while others sleep. This whiskey, which honors those intrepid skiers (oh yeah – and British WWI Flying Aces), started out five years ago as an experiment with cherry-wood smoked malt barley. We wanted to see what would happen if we made a whiskey with a significant percentage of cherry-wood smoked barley (in this case 45%) and the balance of two-row malted barley. We aged it for five years in #3 new American oak and with the magic of high-altitude Colorado aging we have a produced a fully mature spirit that stands up to the legacy of early-morning ski mountaineers and WWI fighter pilots alike. Dawn Patrol, like all our whiskies, is a big whiskey that is bursting with leather, smoke, chocolate and baking spices. It’s wonderfully balanced and the finish goes forever.
This Limited Release typically consists of only 250 bottles per release. It is only available in the Salida Tasting Room. Dawn Patrol is made from 100% malted grains.
Mashbill:
55% two-row malted barley
45% Cherrywood smoked malted barley
Aged 5 years in #3-charred New American Oak
49% ABV
Distiller’s Reserve Whiskey Series Release 3
Tenderfoot American Malt Whiskey Batch 2 “Distillers Reserve”
This release is part of Wood’s “Distillers Reserve” program and is a single barrel, 10 year old edition of its flagship Tenderfoot American Malt Whiskey.
The mashbill is our usual Tenderfoot combination of 77% malt barley, 13% malt rye, and 10% malt wheat. It was barreled on August 19, 2014 in a 1st-fill (used) #3 char American oak barrel and bottled at 45%ABV. “This is a fantastic example of the uniquely intense maturation profile of whiskey aged in Colorado at 7000ft. The proof had gone to over 170 when we harvested it yet since it was aged in used oak the wood is perfectly balanced with the spirit.” Said PT Wood, co-founder and distiller at Wood’s.
Only 100 bottles are available of Batch 2 “Distiller’s Reserve” Tenderfoot American Malt Whiskey and is only available at the tasting room in Salida. Price is $150 per bottle.
Distiller’s Reserve Whiskey Series Release 2
Tenderfoot American Malt Whiskey Batch 1 “Distillers Reserve”
This release is part of Wood’s “Distillers Reserve” program and is a blend of two 5 year old barrels of its flagship Tenderfoot American Malt Whiskey.
The mashbill is our usual Tenderfoot combination of 77% malt barley, 13% malt rye, and 10% malt wheat. These are two of the early barrels produced on our (then) newly installed stills after they were commissioned on January 1, 2019.
Only 100 bottles are available of Batch 2 “Distiller’s Reserve” Tenderfoot American Malt Whiskey and is only available at the tasting room in Salida. Price is $150 per bottle.
Distiller’s Reserve Whiskey Series Release 1
Release #1: Distiller’s Reserve Alpine Rye Whiskey
Sold Out – sorry folks this one is gone but not forgotten.
The Distiller’s Reserve label is given to only our most exceptional barrels. In this case, we have two barrels that have earned the label of Distiller’s Reserve. Both feature our standard rye mashbill and aged 6 & 7 years, respectively. These barrels are both incredible on their own but we decided to blend them for a really mind blowing whiskey.
Additionally, this release was special because these were the last two barrels of Alpine Rye whiskey we have that were distilled on our antique German pot-still Ashley (which graces each label).
This release of Distiller’s Reserve shows gentler, incredibly integrated rye whiskey that beautifully melds the flavor profile our traditional Alpine Rye with of smoky rye spice, cinnamon, caramel, orange peel and coffee – just heightened. Aged in a combination of 6 and 7 year old new #3-char American oak barrels. Distilled and aged in our distillery at over 7000′ in Salida, Colorado from grains sourced in the San Luis Valley and bottled at 101 proof. Distillers Reserve Alpine Rye is a rye whiskey made from 100% malted grains.
Mashbill:
73% Malted Rye
13.5% Cherrywood Smoked Malted Barley
13.5% Chocolate Malted Barley
ABV: 50.5%
Sawatch American Malt Whiskey
Temporarily unavailable – it’ll be back soon!
Sawatch American Malt Whiskey, named for the 14’er filled Sawatch Mountain range that towers over Salida and stores the water that we use to make our whiskey, represents the next evolution in Wood’s whiskey offerings. Sawatch is created from our special blend of malted grains including 2-row barley, cherrywood smoked barley malt, dark chocolate barley malt, malted rye, and malted wheat. Finally, aged 4-5 long years in 53-gallon new American oak barrels and bottled at 49-50.5% ABV (98-101 proof) – for a whiskey as big as the Sawatch range.
Rye spice, dark chocolate, malt, toffee, oak, vanilla, subtle smoke, tobacco, hard candy and just the right amount of heat for a 101-proof whiskey. A big bold, spicy, example of the New American Malt Whiskeys that sticks to the mouth with a beautifully long finish.
Sawatch is an American Malt whiskey* made from 100% malted grains. The mash bill is:
- 77% malt barley, including two specialty grains: chocolate malt (6%) and cherry smoked malt (9%)
- 13% malt-rye
- 10% malt wheat
Sawatch is twice-distilled and aged at 118-barrel entry proof in 53-gallon #3-charred New American oak barrels supplied from Kelvin Cooperage in Louisville, KY.
