Distillery 291 M
Distillery 291 M - Colorado Rye Whiskey Finished with Aspen Wood Staves and Maple Syrup Barrels
57.3 ABV - 114.6 Proof
Distillery 291 “M” Colorado Whiskey
Nose
Rye grain | Maple | Oak | Floral | Vanilla
Palate
Maple | Flavorful Oak | Rye spice | Cinnamon
Finish
Maple cask oak | Spicy cinnamon | Slightly sweet with Maple and Carmel Corn
Overall
Beautifully amber, Distillery 291 “M” is a wonderful edition to their lineup. If you like the smoothness that a Maple syrup cast barrel adds to the flavor this is a must try. This Whiskey is barreling with an Aspen stave finished rye whiskey using Lincoln County Reserve maple syrup barrels. It is aged for 4 months, has resulted in a higher proof rye whisky at 114.6. The flavor profile is deliciously maple, with a balance with the rye that is simply delicious. There is maple throughout from the nose, the sip and the finish. The finishing contains oak, maple, and cinnamon that would be a great paring with Chicken and waffles. Overall, the whiskey is a must try for those that want a little more complexity with their whisky. Sipping it neat has the Rye complexity in the middle, add a few drops of water to smooth our that higher proof and add ice for a more maple forward delicious smoother whiskey. This is not a paid or sponsored review. I simply just love this whiskey, preferred on ice which enhances the maple flavor.
Mash Build
Made from malted rye & corn mash.
Purchased at: Boozy’s Liquors and Davidson’s Liquors in South Denver Colorado Area
Price: $109
Ease to Find: Not a most Liquor Stores in the area that I found. At the time of purchase Dec 2023 bought the last inventory at Boozy’s and Davidson’s had 4 bottles left.
Distillery 291M-APLE OLD FASHION
2oz Distillery 291M
2-3 Dashes Aromatic Bitters
1 tsp Maple Syrup
Fresh Orange
Add Whiskey, 2-3 dashes of aromatic bitters, teaspoon of maple syrup to a mixing glass. Stir until syrup is dissolved. Add one large ice cube to your old fashioned glass. Pour contents in and garnish with a slice of fresh orange peel.
Michael Myers, Colorado Distiller
Distillery 291 is an award winning, small batch whiskey distillery nestled in the stunning foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the distillery sits in the shadow of Pikes Peak where owner and founding distiller, Michael Myers, a former New York City fashion and beauty photographer, with a love of whiskey and passion for the old west, aims to replicate the taste, smell and folklore of that time, to create a one of a kind, bold and beautiful, Colorado Whiskey. Rugged, Refined, Rebellious.
Myers set out to create a flagship whiskey that evoked the Wild West. He grew up on rural family farms in Georgia and Tennessee, across a countryside defined by rolling hills, horses, Jack Daniels and George Dickel. For decades since then, he carried with him an iconic vision of a cowboy walking into a bar, saying give me a whiskey, and the bartender slamming down a bottle — that bottle would be 291 Colorado Whiskey.
Myers built his original still from copper photogravure plates that he had once used to create enduring photographic scenes, from western landscapes to the Chrysler Building. On September 11, 2011 — ten years after 9/11 changed his life and the lives of so many others — Myers pulled his first whiskey off of that still, building his future in whiskey, off his passion for photograph.
291 Colorado Whiskey is “Hardmade the Colorado Way”. Today (and since day one), Distillery 291 is distilling, from grain, to barrel, to bottle, by hand, from scratch, ten distinctive Colorado whiskeys. Utilizing grains from the Colorado plains and water collected from Pikes Peak reservoirs, Myers turned his artist’s eye towards whiskey and hasn’t looked back. Everything matters.
291 Colorado Whiskey has earned bushels of national and international awards for its spirits with the unique character and flavor of a bygone era. Named World’s Best Rye-2018 by World Whiskies Awards, 7 Liquid Golds from Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible, multiple Double-Gold in San Francisco World Spirits Competition, nods from IWSC and Spirits Business Journal and many other notable awards, 291 Colorado Whiskey embodies traditions of the past married with the boldness of the future.
Source: https://distillery291.com/our-story/