Loyal fans of Tincup American Whiskey got an early holiday gift last year when the Colorado-based brand released its new expression, Tincup 10.
Created by Jess Graber and his 40 years of whiskey-making experience, Tincup 10 is a blend of rye, corn, and malted barley. Distilled in their signature style and aged for 10 years in American oak barrels with a #3 char, it is then cut with Rocky Mountain water for a smooth flavor profile.
“Distillers are always trying to design the best whiskey they can by refining their processes and developing new innovations,” said Graber. “For Tincup 10, we threw away the lab coats and put on our leather jackets. This whiskey is made only using time in the barrel and traditional whiskey-making methods.”
The Tincup 10 bottle design mirrors its predecessor and features a rugged hexagonal bottle embossed with mountain references and a new black and red label. The signature metal cap is also found atop the bottle, inspired by the tin cups used by miners in the old Rocky Mountain mining town Tin Cup, Colorado, from which the miners drank their whiskey after a hard day’s work. It also works as a great shot glass.
