Roughstock Distillery
The Distillery
Handmade Perfection!
Nestled at the base of the Bridger Mountain Range in beautiful southwestern Montana, RoughStock Distillery is quietly hand crafting the First Best Whiskey in the Last Best Place.
RoughStock Montana Whiskeys are made from Montana grains, water from freshwater streams fed by mountain snowmelt, yeast, time in a toasted and charred oak barrel, and treated to a fair dose of Johnny Cash when time allows.
The Distiller
Bryan Schultz
We are an unfiltered AMERICAN SINGLE MALT. American because it’s made in the United States and aged in brand-new charred American white oak barrels, not chill filtered, distilled under 160 Proof, and barreled at no more than 125 Proof. Single Malt because our base grains are 100% malted barley and made entirely at RoughStock Distillery. This is a relatively new class of whiskey and something that we are unaware of anyone else producing commercially. Generally American whiskey is bourbon-style and made from corn whereas single malts are best known in Scotch and Irish whisk(e)y circles and are touted as their premium brands. I’ve combined many processes from different regions and made the process my own for making RoughStock Montana Whiskey. If you are still reading that means you aren’t bored to death over this whole terminology bit. Why didn’t we just put “American Single Malt” on the bottle? Good question. The answer is that we want people to enjoy it for what it is and not what its’ classification may be. We get a lot of questions as to what it tastes like. RoughStock Montana Whiskey doesn’t taste like anything out there. My best stab at the taste profile would be a blend between an unpeated single malt European whiskey crossed with a high end Bourbon. We get that great malt and grain flavor from the barley that you will find in a good European single malt . We also get the fuller finish by using the brand-new barrels that impart all of those good caramel/vanilla/fruit notes you find in premium Bourbons. The best of both worlds! If this has you confused, then I ask that you just sit back, relax, and enjoy RoughStock Montana Whiskey at face value. It’s a labor of love and I love what I make!
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Location : Montana USA
GrizzlyGrowler.com "I felt like this whiskey is a good bet. It’s boutique, and it’s only going to get better from here. Congratulations to the folks over at RoughStock for doing honor to the state by distilling such a great whiskey as the first one in the state since prohibition. I picked up this bottle at Grizzly Liquor." - GG
Distillery Manager : Bryan Schultz
Tasting Room : By Appointment
Website : Roughstock Distillery
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