Rusted Crow Spirits is a craft distillery located in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, specializing in small-batch spirits inspired by Detroit’s industrial heritage and Michigan culture. The distillery produces a diverse lineup of award-winning spirits including vodka, rum, gin, whiskey, and moonshine, with products that celebrate local history and traditions. Their spirits have received multiple accolades including best craft vodka, best Michigan rum, and Double Gold awards at international competitions.
An 80 proof clear rum distilled from sugar cane with a slight straw hue, offering fresh cut sugarcane and banana leaves aroma that transitions to dark sugar, grapefruit, and banana fruit. Features clean flavors of coconut, dark cocoa, fresh grass, vanilla, and a long finish of orange pith. Voted best Michigan rum 2019 and 2020 by Detroit Metro Times.
Inspired by Detroit’s underground steam pipes, this 80 proof vodka is distilled from corn and features bright notes of citrus, bamboo, pear, lemon peel, and gentian with a medium short finish. Winner of Detroit Metro Times best craft vodka 2016 and the 2015 ADI best blind tasting award.
A cinnamon whiskey product from Rusted Crow Spirits priced at $27.99 for a 750 ml bottle (MLCC 18189). Specific tasting notes and proof are not detailed on the website.
An 88 proof London-style gin made from grain spirit with a bold nose of juniper and bright lime juice with slight hints of mint and black pepper. The taste is full of juniper with lime, tarragon, and a lingering finish. Double Gold winner at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2016.
An 80 proof gin infused with Earl Grey Tea featuring a deep amber color with a hint of haze. The complex nose offers toasted marshmallow, autumn leaves, allspice, and root beer, while the flavor delivers deep caramel, lightly toasted oak, black tea, and hints of allspice with a lingering finish.
A 100 proof un-aged corn whiskey crystal clear with no tint, featuring an aroma of yeast, fresh made bread, roasted corn, straw, and hard candy. The taste is full of deep flavors including orange, burnt cocoa, cinnamon bark, mint, and clove. Bronze medal winner at the Heartland Whiskey Competition 2017.
An 86 proof whiskey aged two years with a deep caramel color, featuring aromas of dark bread, butterscotch, campfire, and autumn flowers. The flavor is full of brown sugar and toasted oak with hints of leather, rosemary, cinnamon, and cloves. Also available as Bottled in Bond at 100 proof aged four years.