Altered State Distillery is a small, family-owned distillery located at 1535 West 8th Street in Erie, Pennsylvania, founded and operated by owner/distiller Gavin Maus, an Erie native and longtime Deadhead who built the operation from scratch with his wife Heather. Voted Erie’s Choice Best Distillery six years running, the distillery is renowned for its award-winning craft spirits, house-made craft cocktails, live local music venues, and open kitchen, all infused with the passion and community spirit of its founders.
A two-part blend of 4-year aged bourbon whiskey (corn, rye, malted barley) and younger single malt whiskey (malted barley, black malted barley, cherry smoked barley) creating complex smokey chocolate, biscuit, caramel, vanilla, and toffee flavors at 42% ABV, 2020 ADI Awards Bronze Medal Winner.
Rye and malted barley whiskey aged 4+ years in Kelvin Cooperage #3 char barrels then finished in barley wine beer casks from Voodoo Brewery in a double-oaked process, offering peppery spice, dried fruit, vanilla, sweet caramel, and biscuit notes at 43% ABV, 2020 MicroLiquor Craft Spirits Award Bronze Medal Winner.
A corn neutral spirit base distilled with 10 botanicals, delivering floral, sweet citrus, and pine notes at 45% ABV, winner of the 2020 MicroLiquor Craft Spirit Awards Triple-Gold Medal.
Corn, rye, and malted barley bourbon aged 4+ years in Kelvin Cooperage #3 char barrels, offering caramel, vanilla, butterscotch, and oak flavors at 40% ABV.
A bold 75% rye, 20% corn, and 5% malted barley mash bill aged over 4 years in #3 char white oak barrels, bottled at 40% ABV with bold peppery spice, dried fruit sweetness, and a smooth vanilla, caramel, and honey finish.
A Columbian unrefined Panela sugar rum distilled and aged a minimum of 4 months in toasted white oak barrels with charcoal filtration, delivering rich molasses, caramel, raisin spice, and tropical fruit notes at 45% ABV.
A two-part blend of 4-year bourbon (corn, rye, malted barley) and younger single malt whiskey made with malted barley, peat-smoked malted barley from Islay Island Scotland, and Cara malted barley, delivering peat smoke, biscuit, caramel, vanilla, and toffee at 43% ABV, 2020 ADI Awards Silver Medal Winner.
A two-part blend of straight rye whiskey (rye, corn, malted barley) and malted rye whiskey (malted rye, malted wheat, malted barley) resulting in a sweet, smooth rye with pepper spice, caramel, vanilla, honey, and sweet biscuit notes at 43% ABV, 2020 ADI Awards Silver Medal Winner.
Malted barley whiskey aged 4 years in American new oak barrels then finished in Pedro Ximenez Sherry Casks from Spain in a double-oaked process, offering toffee, vanilla, raisin, and oak notes at 46% ABV.
100% unrefined Colombian Panela sugar rum infused and distilled with banana, pineapple, ginger, orange peel, almonds, and a proprietary spice blend, finished with Belgian candied sugar and vanilla for banana, pineapple, vanilla, and spice flavors at 35% ABV.
Corn, rye, and malted barley bourbon aged 4+ years in Kelvin Cooperage #3 char barrels then finished in stout beer barrels from Voodoo Brewery in a double-oaked process, delivering rich coffee, chocolate, caramel, vanilla, toffee, and oak at 43% ABV.
A corn neutral spirit distilled 7 times, delivering a smooth sweet corn flavor with a hint of vanilla in the finish at 42% ABV, winner of the 2020 ADI Awards Gold Medal.