Credit: High West
Campfire is a limited-release whiskey from High West Distillery. It was first released in 2012.
Campfire is a blend of a bourbon, rye, and peated Scotch. The ratio of the blend is undisclosed, as is the source of the Scotch. As of August 2023,1Instagram the blend consists of:
- Straight Rye Whiskey (High West Distillery): 80% Rye, 20% malted rye
- Straight Bourbon Whiskey (MGP): 75% corn, 21% rye, 4% malted barley
- Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (Undisclosed source)
Before August 2023, MGP’s 95% rye, 5% malted barley recipe rye whiskey was also used in the blend.
The barrels used are new, charred white American oak, as well as second-use Bourbon barrels, and it is bottled
High West’s tasting notes suggest a nose that’s “floral, fruity, bright and spicy, caramel, butterscotch, Light smoke and smoldering wood from a campfire the morning after”, and a finish that’s “long, sweet, spicy, and smoky.”
In 2021, Campfire’s distribution footprint was reduced from a nationwide release to a Utah exclusive, before receiving a nationwide limited release again in 2022.
