Boot Hill White Whiskey
“One of the finest - if not the best - so-called white whiskeys going... This offering sets a new tone and a new standard for this category.” – F. Paul Pacult’s Spirit Journal
2018: 3 STARS - RECOMMENDED - F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal 2017: BEST WHISKEY IN KANSAS - Heartland Spirits Festival 2017: BRONZE - Heartland Spirits Festival - 2017: BRONZE - The Washington Cup Spirits Competition 2017: BRONZE - RECOMMENDED - Tastings.com
Boot Hill Distillery’s story begins with combining five generations of sustainable farming and quality, transparent distilling to create whiskies and other spirits that are uniquely our own. Founded by Hayes and Roger Kelman in 2014, as an extension of their own multi-generational farms, they saw opening a distillery as a way to add value to the corn, wheat, rye, and barley their family has grown for generations. Western Kansas’s first craft distillery came to fruition in Dodge City, KS when a historic 1929 city building needed rescue from the wrecking ball. Atop the infamous outlaw cemetery bearing our namesake, our distillery, housed in the town’s historic municipal building, sees a different kind of spirit inhabiting Boot Hill today.
WE LANDED ON THE HIGH WHEAT MASH BILL EARLY IN OUR DEVELOPMENT AND QUICKLY LEARNED THAT THE NEW MAKE COMING FROM THE STILL WAS QUITE DELICIOUS.
The mash bill is 51% corn, 49% wheat. Our Bourbon mash bill is double distilled in 500 gallon batches in a hybrid column/pot still set up. The brash, younger brother of our bourbon using our high-wheat mash bill. The new-make spirit is rested for just one week in charred oak barrels. In this time the barrel aging process begins to shave off the rougher notes of the raw spirit and produces a beautiful straw color.
NOSE - Strong grain and heavy sweetness. Pronounced corn with hints of black pepper and freshly baked bread.
NEAT - Vanilla, quickly followed by black pepper and oak. Rich, long-lasting yeast and brown sugar.
ON THE ROCKS - Forward oak flavors. Grain flavors become more pronounced and there’s an easily identifiable sweetness