BOULDER SPIRITS SINGLE MALT AMERICAN WHISKEY, Colorado 750ml

In 2011 a Scotsman named Alastair Brogan packed up his family and ventured out to Boulder Colorado where they settled and now call home. They set out after Alastair commissioned a 1,000-gallon copper pot still from one of the oldest still makers in the world, the famed Forsyth's. This decision was made after Alastair wanted to slow down from having lived a colorful background. He started out in the Royal Air Force (currently he's a veteran)and then he moved into the role of Vice President for the family business. He has also been voted off Survivor and became a world traveler after that. Eventually, he chose to follow his lifelong dream and make whiskey. Sure, Alastair could've stayed in Scotland to pursue his dream and deal with the long, brittle winters making textbook Scotch but instead his sense of adventure and intrigue for innovation made Colorado the perfect place to settle. Now he is the owner and operator of Boulder Spirits by Vapor Distillery which holds the acclaim of having the biggest pot still in the state. Alastair's mission statement is to make the best versions of American Single Malt Whiskeys, Bourbons, and Gins. Furthermore, he labels themselves as a "small Colorado whiskey company with big dreams and bigger goals crafting their products from the best barley, yeast, locally sourced water, American Oak, and the pursuit of happiness". To Alastair, these key points make up the foundation of what Boulder Spirits stands on. Crafted using a mashbill of 100% malted barley, Alastair then uses the same slow distilling methods in each of his whiskies along with pure Rocky Mountain water from Colorado's Arapaho Glacier. Boulder's climate is much drier than Scotland which has many benefits for whiskey production from crafting to aging. He matures his single malts in barrels at mile high elevations in Colorado's semi-arid environment for at least 3 years. This gives them a complex and unique character that will satisfy the novices along with the connoisseurs. Copper in color with aromas of woodsy moss, citrus blossoms, and stone fruit leads into a rich palate of fresh black pepper, rich dark chocolate cherries, fresh lemon zest, and baked almonds. Finishing spicy and rich with crisp green apples and Bartlett pears, warm buttercream, and pops of minerality it lingers for a bit. Spicy and crisp enjoy it on its own neat or substitute this in your favorite cocktail for a unique surprise.