High West Whiskey Yippee Ki-yay 750ml

57200-od 

$194.99 price per bottle

How to Enjoy:
Yippee Ki-Yay is great as an aperitif on ice, neat with dessert, or on its own. Try it in a Manhattan. This stuff rocks.

The Name:
Where did Yippee Ki-Yay come from Is it a real expression of joy popular with cowboys in the 19th century Western United States Is it part of the greatest one liner in movie history Was it influenced by the phrase - Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay from the 1936 hit song "I'm an Old Cow Hand from the Rio Grande" about a 20th-century cowboy who has little in common with cowpunchers of old and sung by Bing Crosby in the film "Rhythm on the Range" (also sung later by Roy Rogers and Frank Sinatra) and considered one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. We're not sure. But we are sure we like how we feel when we say it. . . and recommend you use it every chance you get.

Back Label Story:
We confess. . . we didn't coin the term Yippee Ki-Yay. Moreover, we didn't paint the picture on the front label. It's an historic poster (Gift of The Coe Foundation and Henry B. Balink) now at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming (centerofthewest. org, you really ought to visit). Furthermore, we didn't distill the whiskeys in this bottle (it's our Double Rye - sourced whiskey - see highwest. com for details). However, we did come up with a combination that we think will make you say. . . Yippee Ki-Yay drinkers of horrible tasting cheap flavored uisge beatha! One day, just for fun, we put Double Rye into oak barrels that had originally been used to age two different types of wine (see highwest. com for details) and discovered an all-natural, not disgustingly-sweet sipper for the rest of us. High West's Yippee Ki-YayTM is great as an aperitif on ice, neat with dessert, on its own, or try it in a Manhattan. This stuff rocks.

Technical notes
A Blend of Straight Whiskies
Proof: Bottled at 46 %ABV/92 Proof
Ratio of component whiskeys: top secret!
Not chill filtered
Marriage of two straight rye whiskies
The 2-year-old 95% rye 5% barley malt mashbill (LDI now MGP) The older rye has a barely legal rye mashbill of:
53% rye, 37% corn (Barton Distillery)

Barrel type: Oak barrel that previously held Vermouth Barrel (Vya, Madera, CA), Oak barrel that previously held Qupe Syrah (Qupe Santa maria, CA)

Producer
High West Distillery was founded in 2006 by David Perkins and his wife, Jane. David, a former biochemist, was inspired to open his own distillery after seeing the parallels between the fermentation and distilling process and his own work in biochemistry during a trip to the Maker's Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky. In 2004, David and his family relocated to Park City, Utah to begin their new venture, where they began distilling in 2007. They chose Park City because of David's love of the Old West and Utah's little-known whiskey history (see Utah's Distilling History for more).

High West began with humble roots, opening a small, 250-gallon still and Saloon in an historic livery stable and garage. What was once a small operation in downtown Park City has grown to be an internationally-recognized brand with four unique locations. In 2015, High West opened their distillery in Wanship, Utah, which acts as a space for educational whiskey tasting, pairings and tours, and houses a 1600-gallon copper pot still. Meanwhile, the Saloon continues to operate as a must-visit gastro-distillery, featuring alpine-inspired western fare alongside the original still, the Nelson Cottage offers unique whiskey-paired dinners, and the Saloon at the Salt Lake City airport allows for some last tastes of High West on the way out of town.

High West's products have received numerous accolades and awards. In 2011, Whisky Advocate, America's leading whiskey magazine, named High West its Whiskey Pioneer of the Year. We love to show off our traditional 1,600-gallon copper pot still and share the wonders of whiskey with our guests. Swing by the new distillery to take an educational whiskey tour and if you're feeling adventurous, a whiskey tasting as well.