![]() High West has received some criticism for selling its own younger distillate under the same brand equity as the original sourced, much older, product. Today, the previously award winning Rendezvous Rye carries a much younger age statement (4-7 years). High West does distill and age its own whiskey, and over time has blended it into their existing products. It received a Malt Advocate Rating of 95 in the September 2008 issue, Batch #10, and was one of Malt Advocate Magazine's "Top 10 New Whiskies of 2008." Rendezvous Rye was a 2008 Winner of a Double Gold Medal at San Francisco Spirits competition. The whiskey was blended in Utah by High West using water from local sources. Originally, Rendezvous Rye was not distilled in Utah, but instead a blend of a 6-year-old 95% rye whiskey and 16-year-old 80% rye whiskey sourced from MGP (Indiana) and Barton (Kentucky) respectively. ![]() Rendezvous Rye Whiskey was the first commercial offering from High West Distillery. In a Jarticle, it was revealed that many High West products, sold as "craft whiskeys" or "artisanal spirits", are actually modified from products purchased from MGP Distillery of Lawrenceburg, Indiana. High West uses a combination still, which allows for both use as either a continuous/reflux still or separately a pot still this allows for a variety of unique distillates to be produced. High West makes its spirits in small batches in a 250-gallon copper pot still. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places. The distillery operates, along with a saloon and restaurant, in an old livery stable dubbed "The National Garage", and in the adjacent historic Ellsworth J Beggs house, a two-story box house that was built in 1907. It is the first legally licensed distillery in Utah since the end of the American Prohibition. High West Distillery is a manufacturer of distilled spirits located in Park City, Utah, United States. The High West Distillery & Saloon in Park City, Utah
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