High West Distillery

High West Distillery is a manufacturer of distilled spirits located in Park City, Utah, United States. It is the first legally licensed distillery in Utah since the end of the American Prohibition.Distillery, restaurant, and saloonThe distillery operates, along with a saloon and restaurant, in an old livery stable dubbed "The National Garage", and in the adjacent historic Ellsworth J Beggs house, a two-story box house that was built in 1907. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places.DistillationHigh West makes its spirits in small batches in a 250 gallon copper pot still. High West uses a combination still, which allows for both use as either a continuous/reflux still or separately a pot still; this allows for a variety of unique distillates to be produced. In a July 28, 2014 article, it was revealed that many High West products, sold as "craft whiskeys" or "artisanal spirits", are actually modified from products purchased from MGP Distillery of Lawrenceburg, Indiana.ProductsRendezvous Rye Whiskey was the first commercial offering from High West Distillery. Rendezvous Rye is not distilled in Utah, but is a 92 Proof, non-chill filtered blend of a 6-year-old 95% rye whiskey and 16-year-old 80% rye whiskey. The whiskey is blended in Utah by High West using water from local sources. High West does distill and age its own whiskey, though none of it has aged long enough to be ready for commercial distribution.