Tincup American Whiskey is made with a mashbill of rye, corn and malt, devised by Jess Graber - who's been playing around with distilling for the past 30 years and decided to make it his full time job. It's brought down to bottling strength using Colorado Rocky Mountain water. The name comes from gold miners in Colorado, who used to drink their whiskey from a tin cup - as such, the lid of Tincup American Whiskey can be used as a drinking vessel.
My absolute favourite bourbon at this price range. Smooth as you like with a fantastic balance of sweetness, spice and flavour. Consensus amongst friends is that it beats every other bourbon hands down in an Old Fashioned. On a completely superficial note even the hefty hexagonal bottle is brilliantly designed and unique; feels like you're holding something special in your hands.
