Cowboy Country Distilling
Pinedale, Wyoming
Handcrafted in small batches with pure mountain ingredients
Cowboy Country Distilling in Pinedale, Wyoming isn’t your cosy countryside coddler. They’re the bad-boys of bottling, turning raw mountain water, local grain and a pinch of rugged pride into spirits that’ll make you think you’re back in a saloon on the edge of a canyon.
Their small-batch approach is less about artisanal fluff and more about sheer obsession. The distillery, tucked beneath snow-shrouded peaks, uses nothing but mountain-pure ingredients and techniques older than the local sheriffs. The result? Award-winning bourbons that sing of caramel-infused sunsets and vodkas that won’t gag you after a bad day of highway rumblings.
The maple-barreled whiskey is a revelation — sweetness from maple syrup that’s almost a sacrament. Even the jalapeño-bacon vodka will give you the impression that a piece of bacon has secretly been reincarnated as a fine spirit.
Tours are run by the owner, a man who can explain a mash bill faster than you can say “tumbleweed,” and the branding is cheeky, not pretentious. The setting? A breathtaking, if slightly intimidating, view of crystal-clear water and peaks that make a good drink feel like a national treasure.