private founded 2007 headquarters park city utah united states products rye whiskey vodka website www.highwest.com the high west distillery & saloon in park city utah 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 . 1 contents 1 distillery restaurant and saloon 2 distillation 3 products 4 see also 5 references 6 external links distillery restaurant and saloon edit the 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 . 2 3 the house is on the national register of historic places . distillation edit high west makes its spirits in small batches in a 250 gallon copper pot still . 4 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 . 5 products edit rendezvous 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 . rendezvous rye was a 2008 winner of a double gold medal at san francisco spirits competition . it received a malt advocate rating of 95 in the september 2008 issue batch 10 and was one of malt advocate magazine s top 10 new whiskies of 2008 . 6 vodka 7000 is the distillery s second offering . vodka 7000 gets its name from the altitude of the distillery which is 7 000 feet 2 100 m above sea level . the vodka is unique as it is distilled from oats instead of potatoes or usual vodka grains . 4 rocky mountain rye is a 21 yr . old 92 proof 53 % rye aged in used american oak barrels and non chill filtered . see also edit list of utah breweries wineries and distilleries farnell cocktail references edit bennett andrea 13 december 2010 . at play in park city . new york post . board of state history meeting notes pdf . 2008 . retrieved 30 december 2010 . high west distillery our home . retrieved 26 december 2010 . a b kulander charles 1 december 2010 . warm welcome in park city . national geographic traveler . eric felton july 28 2014 . your craft rye whiskey is probably from a factory distillery in indiana . the daily beast . retrieved 2014 12 17 . koppel louis 7 october 2009 . high west distillery can utah s rye vodka and liqueur become the next kentucky bourbon . salt lake city weekly . external links edit high west distillery san francisco world spirits competition results page coordinates 40 38 48 n 111 29 55 w 40.64667 n 111.49861 w 40.64667 ; 111.49861 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title high west distillery & oldid 734494071 categories buildings and structures in summit county utahcommercial buildings on the national register of historic places in utahcompanies based in utahdistilleries in the united statesindustrial buildings and structures in utah2007 establishments in utahrye whiskeynational register of historic places in summit county utahhidden categories coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 august 2016 at 18 53 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view