Purple Karma Pinnacle Whiskey

Available for pick-up at the winery. Contact the winery for shipping to OR, KY and DC.

This is a statement bottling. A small portion of the distillation was carved out of the center of the hearts cut, separated and barreled down into 2 partially full re-purposed barrels. We would put this up against, well, basically any whiskey out there. Truly. This whiskey is definitely for sipping. The texture is liquid silk and the flavors are carried on it in a way that allow for fruit, tobacco, spice, woodsy notes and some barrel sweetness to coat the palate.

This was aged 2+ years in re-purposed Pinot Noir barrels that were renewed by ReWine, a local company that removes the layer of neutral oak from the interior of the barrel to expose new oak. The two barrels for this bottling were char #3. Because of the intensity of the flavor of the grain, the use of only the apex material in the distillation, the textural component the brandy brings to the whiskey and the quality of the distillation (and distiller) this whiskey showed remarkable character and complexity at just 2 years in barrel which is why we decided to bottle it at that point.

This is 80% Purple Karma grain distillate mixed with 20% of the Pinot Noir Brandy. It went into barrel at 112 proof and many trials of watering it to lower levels led us to the conclusion that the most delicious version of this rare and beautiful whiskey was at full cask strength. Ice or water to your level of satisfaction or enjoy it in its full splendor.

Purple Karma barley is an ancient Himalayan landrace variety (and it is literally purple). Purple Karma was revived by the Oregon State Barley Project. This is an excellent example of attempting to show something hyper-local as Purple Karma Barley is currently only grown in Oregon and does not see much in the way of commercial use of any kind. It is renowned for being dense in texture and hearty in flavor.

We are quite positive that this is the only whiskey on earth made from the Purple Karma strain of barley. This is a one of one, a unicorn, an item that still manages to be as delicious as it is rare.

Only 37 cases bottled