A Midwinter Night’s Dram

High West A Midwinter Night's Dram - bottle

Credit: Lost Cargo

A Midwinter Night’s Dram

A Midwinter Night’s Dram is an annual limited release rye whiskey from High West. Introduced in 2013, it is based on High West’s Rendezvous Rye, which is then finished in ruby and tawny port casks for an undisclosed period of time.

For Acts 1-6, the base blend of Rendezvous Rye was made up of different rye whiskeys sourced from MGP. As of Act 7 (2019), A Midwinter Night’s dram contains an undisclosed amount of High West’s own distillate rather than being a blend of MGP-sourced ryes.

In 2022, Act 10 was released alongside The Encore, a version of A Midwinter Night’s Dram that is instead finished in white port barrels. The series continued in 2023 with Act 11, the largest release in the series to date, consisting of 189,684 bottles.2The Spirits Business – High West expands A Midwinter Night’s Dram

Tasting Notes

Nose

Brandied cherries, fig jam, sun-dried raisins, dried orange peel, baking spice, French oak toast.

Palate

Quince paste, strawberry rhubarb crumble, vanilla caramel, molasses, toffee, leather.

Batches

All bottles are labeled with a handwritten Act and Scene number. “Act” refers to the year of release (Act 1 was released in 2013, Act 2 in 2014, etc.)

For A Midwinter Night’s Dram Act 1 & Act 2, the Scene number refers to the bottle number for the release. For later releases, the Scene number refers to the bottling batch, as High West releases are still bottled by hand over several days.

A Midwinter Night’s DramAct 11

2023

189,684 bottles available worldwide, allowing the brand to enter new markets in Europe and Australia.1The Spirits Business – High West expands A Midwinter Night’s Dram

A Midwinter Night’s DramAct 10

2022

A Midwinter Night’s DramAct 9

2021

A Midwinter Night’s DramAct 8

2020

A Midwinter Night’s DramAct 7

2019

Starting with of Act 7, High West began using an undisclosed amount of their own distillate. Previously, the base whiskey had been a blend of MGP-sourced ryes.

A Midwinter Night’s DramAct 6

2018

A Midwinter Night’s DramAct 5

2017

A Midwinter Night’s DramAct 4

2016

A Midwinter Night’s DramAct 3

2015

A Midwinter Night’s DramAct 2

2014

A Midwinter Night’s DramAct 1

2013

Images

High West A Midwinter Night's Dram - bottle

Previous label used for Acts 1-9 before being refreshed for Act 10 in 2022.

Credit: Lost Cargo