Originally recorded: 20230602
Length: 00:59:09
On deck today are two offerings from one of our favorite distilleries, High West. It is true that Ape and Reba are a tiny bit excited to be back together – we might get a little derailed and overly excited. But it’s High West (and honestly, even if it wasn’t, what do you really expect from us anyway?)
High West Bourbon and Double Rye
Purchase details:
Location: Jeff’s Beverage
Date: 5/1/2023
Cost: $40.99 & 39.99
Type: Bourbon and Rye Whiskey
Distillery: High West Distillery and sourced
Bottled in: High West Distillery, Park City, UT
Proof: 92/46%
Composition:
- Bourbon: 75% corn, 21% rye, 4% barley malt from MGP;
84% corn, 8% rye, 8% malted barley;
Other whiskey components are undisclosed due to contractual reasons
- Double Rye: Straight Rye whiskeys: 95% rye, 5% barley malt from MGP;
80% Rye, 20% Malted Rye from High West Distillery
Age: +2 years
BoozApp says:
Avg MSRP - $36.82 / $36.82
Fair Price - $53.96 / $48.23
Shelf Price - $40.80 / $40.80
Links for this episode
The Federal Code
The Golden Elixir of the West: Whiskey and the Shaping of America by Sherry Monahan & Jane Perkins
00:54 We are so excited to be back, and we explain where we have been
03:40 Introducing our choice for the episode – High West Bourbon AND the Double Rye
05:30 Moodright’s Bar
09:30 The story of David and Jane Perkins, founders of High West Distillery
11:44 Yes, I know I never got back to Jane’s Book – you can find it here
12:00 We discover a ski-in gastro-distillery
14:20 What Ape loves about the High West Distillery website and what it would take Ape to get there in person
17:30 Thank you, Busia!
19:30 A recap of Bourbon characteristics
24:00 What makes a Rye Whiskey a Rye Whiskey
25:00 High West Mash bill transparency
27:00 We have questions about the bubbles in the glass bottle
28:55 Ape wants to play a game with the empty bottles, because we have to do something with them…
30:40 …because Ape is not crafty
32:25 Ape learns about recycled glass resources
33:10 Reba tries to derail the bottle cleanout
36:20 We try to get to the game…but first, Ape learns a lesson about paying more attention
40:50 We finally get to the game. Here are the bottles covered
- Blue Run Kentucky Straight Golden Rye Whiskey
- Blue Note Juke Joint Uncut Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Johnnie Walker Gold Reserve
- Blackened
- The Senator Straight Rye Whiskey
- George Dickel Bottled in Bond
- Stranahan's Blue Peak Single Malt Whiskey
- Bourbon 30 Small Batch
- J. Mattingly Venus in Furs
- J. Mattingly Sunday Morning
- J. Mattingly After Hours
49:40 We move to the High West Double Rye with and without ice
54:10 Ape goes through the crazy High West cocktails
56:55 Ape found her new favorite boat drink – spoiler, it’s not whiskey
58:35 We finally wrap it up
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