Dawn Patrol Colorado Single Malt Whiskey

This is a special whiskey named for hard-core skiers who are up before dawn to snag powder lines while others sleep. This whiskey, which honors those intrepid skiers (oh yeah - and British WWI Flying Aces), started out 10 years ago as an experiment with cherry-wood smoked malt barley. We wanted to see what would happen if we made a whiskey with a significant percentage of cherry-wood smoked barley (in this case 45%) and the balance of two-row malted barley. We aged it for a minimum of five years in #3 new American oak and with the magic of high-altitude Colorado aging we have a produced a fully mature spirit that stands up to the legacy of early-morning ski mountaineers and WWI fighter pilots alike. Dawn Patrol, like all our whiskies, is a big whiskey that is bursting with leather, smoke, chocolate and baking spices. It's wonderfully balanced and the finish goes forever. < Each batch is a single barrel release typically consisting of only 250 bottles. Dawn Patrol is made from 100% malted grains. Mashbill: 55% two-row malted barley 45% Cherrywood smoked malted barley Aged minimum of 5 years in #3-charred New American Oak 49% ABV