High West Campfire

High West Campfire

Gift sample. I vaguely remembered hearing something about this prior to tasting it, but I decided to just dive in without hitting the Googles. I went back to the Google in the middle of the tasting session to confirm my suspicions. Nose: Lots of dusty sandalwood (fine quality). You really can get a bourbony, rye, and peat note. [This is when I...

Score 89/100

High West Campfire

This blend from High West Distillery is a mix of straight rye, bourbon and a peated blended scotch. For lovers of all types of whisk(e)y, this is as interesting as it sounds. Let's get to it... Nose: Mostly bourbon on the nose--bourbon of the woodier variety. Booker's perhaps? Some sharp grain alcohol notes and a bit of woodshop dust. As it...

Score 86/100

High West Campfire

For reference, this is for Batch No. 6, Bottle Bo. 1949, and I paid about $40.00 for this bottle. Had the pleasure of tasting through the whole High West lineup with a distillery rep at Winebow's NYC tasting in September 2012. Out of the whole line, I chose to purchase the Campfire and the 36th Vote for personal use (and pretty much the whole...

Score 91/100

High West Campfire

This Campfire from High West is a bit of an oddball. It is a blend of bourbon and rye and peated whisky from Scotland. Legend has it that David Perkins, the man behind High West, got pancakes with syrup for breakfast while visiting Islay. The syrup was created with Bruichladdich and he was so taken with it, that he wanted Islay whisky in his...

Score 83/100