

That time in wood had an amazing effect on the “light” spirit, imparting incredible vanilla and white chocolate notes. Region: Utah Country: United States Style: Rye Whiskey Producer: High West An un-aged oat whiskey (akin to a blanco tequila) with a mash bill containing 85. We were lucky to find 100 barrels of light whiskey produced from corn and aged in 2nd fill barrels. In North America, light whiskey gets blended with heavier straight whiskey to make blended Canadian (about 95+% of all Canadian whiskey) as well as most American blended whiskeys that are not blended straight Whiskeys.

It gets blended with heavier malt whiskey to make scotch. High West American Prairie Barrel Aged Bourbon Whiskey is a complex blend of straight bourbons, producing an aromatic whiskey that is rich and earthy on the. In the U.K., what they call grain whiskey is more or less the same thing as light whiskey. It is the “dilutant” in about 95% of the world’s blended whiskeys. However, light whiskey has an important role to play in the world of whiskey. because we prefer our “heavier” straight whiskeys. However, most light whiskey is distilled to 94.5 ABV so it’s almost NGS! Distilling that high removes almost all the congeners, the chemicals other than ethanol that whiskey lovers call “flavor.” Light whiskey isn’t common in the U.S. A very unusual, distinctive, yet delicious. Manhattan Show Recipe Whiskey Collins Show Recipe Shop High West 4.0 (1) High West Silver Oat Whiskey 21.99 - 199.

At High West, we believe education leads to appreciation so we’d like to shed some light on a rarely discussed type of whiskey… “light whiskey.” Not to be confused with lower calories or an Edison light bulb, “light” denotes a grain spirit distilled between 80-95% alcohol by volume (ABV) – it’s “lighter” than a straight whiskey (which is distilled to 95%. High West Whiskey Campfire is the worlds only, and possibly first, blend of Scotch, bourbon and rye whiskeys.
