High West Yippee Ki-Yay Batch 12 is a seasonal limited release from High West Distillery in Park City, Utah — a blended straight whiskey combining aged straight rye whiskeys with a straight bourbon, finished in French oak barrels that previously held Syrah and Sauternes wine, producing the distinctive dried fruit, honey, and complex spice character that Yippee Ki-Yay has become known for across its annual batch releases.

High West is one of the most recognized craft whiskey producers in the United States, operating from Park City, Utah and known for its precision blending approach that combines sourced straight rye and bourbon whiskeys with finishing programs that produce flavor complexity unavailable from single-distillery expressions. Yippee Ki-Yay is High West's most wine-forward expression — the Syrah cask finishing adds dark fruit and subtle tannin while the Sauternes cask adds honey, apricot, and a sweet dessert wine complexity. Batch 12 represents the 12th annual iteration of the blend, with each batch's specific component ages, proofs, and cask selection varying — the batch number is the collector's identifier for the specific year's profile. Limited seasonal availability makes individual batch numbers finite once sold through.

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Dried fruit, honey, and toasted vanilla with a French oak wine cask lift — Syrah dark fruit and Sauternes sweetness
• Palate: Rich and layered — rye spice, dried apricot, honey, baking spice, and caramel from the bourbon component
• Finish: Long and complex — the wine cask finishing's fruit and tannin sustained through a warm, spice-forward close

Specs

• Distillery: High West Distillery, Park City, Utah
• Style: Blended Straight Whiskey — Rye and Bourbon, Wine Cask Finish
• Finish: French oak ex-Syrah and Sauternes wine barrels
• Batch: 12
• Size: 750ml

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