Wild Roots set out to prove natural infusion could compete — sourcing fruit from Oregon's Willamette Valley

Eighteen years of aging and expert blending come to life with the first taste

spent most of his life educating the public on his first-of-its-kind bourbon recipe using wheat in the mash bill

and Gold Speyside Single Malt of the Year at the New York International Spirits Competition

and small scale distillation in copper pot stills

OLD ELK STRAIGHT RYE WHISKEY Ardbeg 10 Year Wild Roots set out toRye Whiskey. Its a benchmark for others, but for us its an exceptional standard that weve achieved. Taste this knock out rye, made up of 95 percent rye and 5 percent malted barley, and youll understand. After distilling and creating over 280 million bottles of world class rye whiskey, Greg Metze decided to put his decades of experience and passion into Old Elks Straight Rye Whiskey. The International Whisky Competition named it the Best American Rye