Spirits · Buena Vista, Colorado
Deerhammer Distilling Co
Mountain-town American single malt distilled over direct fire in Buena Vista, Colorado.
- Founded
- 2010
- Founded by
- Lenny Eckstein, Amy Eckstein
- Based in
- Buena Vista, Colorado
Making it since
2010
Their story
Deerhammer is run by Lenny and Amy Eckstein in Buena Vista, a small town in Colorado's Arkansas River valley. Lenny moved to Colorado from Philadelphia in 1999 and spent about 15 years as a graphic artist before home brewing pulled him toward distilling.
The couple founded Deerhammer in 2010 in a 2,000 square foot building on East Main Street, and produced their first single malt in January 2012. The lineup has since grown to include bourbon, rye and a hickory smoked whiskey alongside the flagship American single malt.
How it's made
The single malt starts with a mash of 100% malted barley built in a porter style. It ferments in open air, is double distilled in direct-fire copper pot stills and is aged in charred new American oak.
Why we carry them
Deerhammer's single malt is a good bottle for anyone curious about how American distillers are taking on malt whiskey. We like the toasty, bready character that comes from that porter-style mash.
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