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An award-winning whiskey bottled in Colorado is finally available in the state
When it came time to find a name for his whiskey, Blake Johns drew inspiration from a story he heard about a Prohibition-era still unearthed at his family's Arizona ranch in an area called Smokeye Hill.Dig in: Launched in 2018, Smokeye Hill is bottled, barreled and aged in Colorado Springs.Johns, who's from Phoenix, says he chose Colorado because it offered a "world-class" place to make whiskeys that he says rival what's made in the American South. The whiskey is distilled for the company in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.Driving the news: The company's two varieties, a straight bourbon and barrel proof bourbon, are now on sale at select stores in Colorado. He notes sales in Colorado did not start until this year due to distributor issues.The whiskey has received numerous awards, including being named 2024 "Bourbon of the Year" by a prominent spirits organization.What to expect: Its barrel proof bourbon has an imposing 60%-plus alcohol by volume (it varies by batch), but the small batch whiskey still offers solid, flavorful vanilla notes despite being such a stiff spirit.What's next: Johns says to expect some new products on the horizon, though he didn't offer specifics.
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