Whistling Andy Distillery

The Distillery

Who is Whistling Andy?

Whistling Andy was Roger Anderson’s (Brian's Dad) nickname in the Air Force.

Whistling Andy is a Veteran and locally owned micro-distillery utilizing American made equipment and Montana grown grains, fruits, and botanicals. We love freedom, hard work, family, and the simple pleasure of making and enjoying fine hand-crafted spirits. It distills down to gratitude.

The Distillers

Brian Anderson (Right) & Michael Marchetti

The distillery is what is known in the industry as “grain to glass”. All of our grains are from the Flathead Valley. We use the grain to make our Vodka, Gin, Whiskey, Bourbon and Moonshine. Our molasses and cane sugar for the rum comes out of the South. Some micro distillers use neutral grain spirits, meaning they buy the spirits and then add flavours and redistill. We are buying and milling our grains in the Flathead Valley and the excess grain will go back to the farmers as slurry for livestock.

The difference between micro distilleries and large batch distillers is that the micro’s produce in small batches, thus controlling the heads and tails, which lead to a cleaner end product. A pot still collects and condenses the alcohol vapours off the hot mash.

We ordered our still from Vendome Cooper and Brass works in Louisville Kentucky. It was hand made over the summer for us. The Vendome Cooper and Brass Works is a family owned business that has been making stills continuously since the 1900’s, during the Prohibition they switched to fabricating other products, after the prohibition the company continued to grow through World War II as the demand for alcohol and thus stills increased in America. The Mash Tank was formerly used by the Eskimo Pie factory in the 1940’s. Our fermentor came from St Pat’s out of Texas.

Stats + Links

Location : Bigfork, Montana
Distillery Manager : Brian Anderson
Tasting Room : Open 12-8 everyday

Website : Whistling Andy

What They Say!

Hibiscus Coconut Rum - Platinum Award
- 2011 Spirits International Prestige (SIP) Awards ...Read more

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