Whiskey

Welcome to the heart of VARA Distillery, where our passion for artisanal craftsmanship meets the rich heritage of New Mexico. Each bottle in our spirits family is an expression of exceptional taste and a symphony of local ingredients and time-honored distilling arts. We invite you to explore the vibrant personalities of our spirits, each with a story distilled to perfection.

Whiskey

An uncommonly smooth spirit, deep amber in color, showing strong notes of vanilla, caramel and a touch of smoke leading to a spicy rye finish.

Unfiltered with no additives.

Our handcrafted whiskey uses breakthrough oak aging technology unlike traditionally aged whiskies that take years to each maturity in oak barrels. The result rivals even the best aged whiskey flavor profiles.

 

Serving Suggestions

Taylor Garrett is best enjoyed neat, over a large ice cube or mixed in a whiskey-forward cocktail such as an Old Fashioned or Manhattan.

Accelerating Tradition
Artisanally Distilled From A Bourbon Mash

90 proof (47.5% ABV) – 750ml

Rye

Distilled from American wines that are placed in our 1,000 liter copper alquitara from Hoga Stills of Spain. 75% of the wine is single distilled and 25% of the wine is double distilled resulting in a combined spirit of 70.5% ABV. This spirit is then brought to a barrel aging strength of 62.5% ABV before being placed into used oak barrels for a period of at least two years. To finish this brandy it spends another 4-6 months in Spanish Sherry casks before being lightly filtered and then brought to its final 40% ABV (80 proof) strength and bottled.

Our Fine Alembic Brandy shows colors of yellow straw gold and is vibrantly clear. Light apple and pear fruit with honeycomb and sandalwood spice on the nose. The profile is light on the palate showing bright flavors of honeyed toast and vanilla. The brandy finishes memorably with some lingering sweet smoke.

 

Serving Suggestions

Our Fine Alembic Brandy is wonderfully enjoyed neat in a snifter after dinner or with a cube or two and an orange peel in the afternoon. For social enjoyment these brandy cocktails deserve special consideration; Metropolitan, Side Car, Vieux Carre, Brandy Daisy, Between the Sheets, and Prescription Julep.

Solera Reserva Lot 0120

90 proof (47.5% ABV) – 750ml

Canteen Imperial Malt Whiskey

Canteen Brewhouse, Albuquerque’s longest-standing craft brewery, has partnered with us to present the Taylor Garrett Canteen Imperial Malt. TG’s first all-malt whiskey is a powerhouse that showcases the profiles of six unique malted barleys.

Non chill filtered with no additives.

The nose reflects its imperial stout origin; strong notes of toffee, nut brittle, roasted malt. Slight sweetness on palate yields to coffee, cocoa & rich malt.

Accelerating Tradition
Artisanally Distilled From A Malt Mash

90 proof (47.5% ABV) – 750ml

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