4-Grain Straight Bourbon
A Colorado straight bourbon made from 70% yellow corn, 15% oats, 10% red wheat, and 5% chocolate malt, aged 4-6 years in new white oak and bottled at 100 proof.
About
Deerhammer Distilling Company is a craft distillery located at 8,000 feet elevation in Buena Vista, Colorado, producing one barrel per day from grain to glass. Their spirits are double pot distilled using traditional copper pot stills and aged in heavy toast, #2 char oak barrels within their on-site rackhouse between 4-7 years. The distillery sources 100% Colorado grains from local farms and is known for their American single malt whiskeys, 4-grain bourbon, rye, and an expanding portfolio of specialty spirits including gin, brandy, and limited-run Progeny Series bottlings.
Spirits
American Single Malt ~ Port Cask Finish
An American single malt aged 4 years in new oak followed by 2 years in ex-Tawny Port casks, resulting in a richer spirit bottled at 100 proof.
American Single Malt Whiskey
A Colorado-sourced American single malt crafted from 85% pale malt with complementary specialty malts, aged 4-6 years in new white oak barrels and bottled at 92 proof.
Buena Vista Brandy
A Colorado brandy distilled from a red wine blend produced by Balistreri Vineyards, double pot distilled and aged 4 years in the distillery’s rackhouse at 8,000 feet elevation.
Dutch Style Gin
A malt-based gin double distilled from pale 2-row barley with 15 unique botanicals through a traditional Dutch-style three-distillation process, bottled at 86 proof.
Hickory Smoked Corn Whiskey
A unique Colorado corn whiskey made from 100% Ute Mountain yellow corn with 10% hickory wood-smoked grain, aged 3-4 years in ex-bourbon barrels and bottled at 84 proof.
High Country Reserve Apple Brandy
An apple brandy distilled from Colorado Cider Company cider, double pot distilled and aged 5 years in the distillery’s high-elevation rackhouse.
Progeny Series No.4 ~ Vino Verso
A limited-run single malt finished in ex-cider, ex-brandy, and ex-Albariño wine casks after 5-7 years in new oak, bottled at a robust 106 proof.
Straight Rye Whiskey
A Colorado straight rye whiskey composed of 70% elbon rye, 20% oats, and 10% caramel malt, aged 4-6 years in new white oak barrels and bottled at 100 proof.
Trail Forge
A distilled spirit made from Crankyanker IPA beer double pot distilled and aged 5 years in used oak barrels, with all proceeds supporting trail construction in Buena Vista.