Current Whiskey Releases
Current Releases: Copperworks American Single Malt Whiskey
Copperworks American Single Malt Whiskey starts as a craft beer (without hops) made from the finest barley grown in and around Washington. It is then distilled twice in traditional copper stills handcrafted for Copperworks by the leading maker of Scottish pot stills, Forsyths. It is then matured in oak casks in a temperature-controlled warehouse. The variety of barley, the maturing time, and the barrels used for maturing vary by our different releases. Production details for each release are provided below.
Release 049
Tasting Notes: A shade of shimmering titian in the glass, the nose greets you as you might expect with the heft of orange oil. Light wood accompanies with unripe strawberry, ginger, and a touch of marzipan. On the palate you’ll find orange blossom tea, jasmine, honey, and an almost cake batter sweetness. The florality continues in the finish alongside piloncillo, sweet cinnamon, and red licorice.
Production Notes: Crafted from pale malted Fritz variety of barley grown in the Skagit Valley about 70 miles north of our distillery. It was matured in charred new American Oak for over 3 years. To explore the effect of the malting process, compare this to Release 050 that was made from a Vienna malting of the same barley. 50% ABV.
Release 050
Tasting Notes: With the appearance of a translucent orange agate, Release 048 makes a few laps around the flavor wheel and offers a little something for everyone. On the nose one finds bread pudding, browned butter, finger lime, chocolate, stone fruit and suede. On the palate, fruit leather, pie crust, raspberry, vanilla pipe tobacco and red wine. Rounding out the experience, the finish lingers with notes of dried fruit, pink peppercorn, green tea mochi, and lapsang souchong.
Production Notes: Crafted from Vienna malted Fritz variety of barley grown in the Skagit Valley about 70 miles north of our distillery. It was matured in charred new American Oak for over 3 years. To explore the effect of the malting process, compare this to Release 049 that was made from a Vienna malting of the same barley. 50% ABV.
Single Cask No. 126-2
Tasting Notes: Fresh and bright on the nose with aromas of candy orange slices, grape pomace, and honeyed bread. The sweet framework continues across the palate holding peach white tea, oak, a subtle salinity, and florality in balance. Apple pie filing, evergreen sap, oak, and amarena cherry get together on the finish and linger as long as you allow. Enjoy neat, or explore how the flavors display themselves differently with different levels of water.
Production Notes: Crafted from 100% Baronesse barley, a rare barley varietal grown by the family-owned Joseph’s Grainery in Colfax, WA, and malted by LINC Malt in Spokane Valley, WA. It was then matured for over 5 years in one of our own previously used American Single Malt whiskey casks. While you may have tried one of our previous releases using this delicious barley varietal, this is our first ever release of a Baronesse barley crafted whiskey that was matured exclusively in a refill cask. As there is less direct flavor contributed from the cask itself, this style of maturation allows the true flavor of the grain to shine through.
Bottle Your Own Single Cask Whiskey
In this distillery-exclusive experience, go behind the scenes of our production area and bottle your own whiskey! Using our copper dipping dog, you’ll pull whiskey straight from the cask before sealing your bottle and adding the final details.
Learn about past releases of Copperworks American Single Malt Whiskey.