Evergreen Rodeo 60 Year Celebration

Rough Stock Reserve Bourbon Is Here

Saddle up for the release of Rough Stock Reserve, a smooth, 100 proof bourbon made for rodeo weekend, mountain nights, good friends, and a proper pour.

Rough Stock Reserve bourbon bottles with the bull-head label

The release

Released for the Evergreen Rodeo's 60th

Rough Stock Reserve is being released in celebration with the Evergreen Rodeo and its 60-year milestone. It's available in person at The Lazy Butcher, the Cowboy Lounge, and the restaurant at Black Hat Cattle Co.

Enjoy it by the glass, grab a bottle to take home, and pick up signed bottles while they last.

Pouring Rough Stock Reserve bourbon behind the bar

Tasting notes

What's in the glass

A high-corn bourbon aged just shy of six years in small new-oak barrels, bottled at 100 proof.

Proof
100 Bottled at 50% ABV
Mashbill
95 / 4 / 1 Corn, rye, and malt
Age
Just shy of 6 yrs Patience in every pour
Barrel
30 gallon New char #3 white oak

On the palate

  1. Up front Corn and grain sweetness
  2. Mid-palate Rye spice
  3. Finish Sweet and slightly fruity

Smooth for a 100 proof pour.

Where to find it

By the glass, by the bottle, signed while they last

The Lazy Butcher neon sign over the butcher case

Evergreen

The Lazy Butcher

Available in person at The Lazy Butcher in Evergreen. Ask about bottles to take home.

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The whiskey wall at the Cowboy Lounge

Evergreen

Cowboy Lounge

Pour it neat, on the rocks, or in an Old Fashioned next to the rest of our whiskey list.

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Raising a glass of Rough Stock Reserve at Black Hat Cattle Co.

Kittredge

Black Hat Cattle Co.

Order a pour at the restaurant at Black Hat Cattle Co., our sister steakhouse in Kittredge.

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A wall of whiskey bottles at the Cowboy Lounge bar

The name

Named for the untamed

In rodeo, "rough stock" is the untamed animals, the broncs and bulls nobody's broken yet. It's a fitting name for a bourbon made for rodeo weekend: bold, a little wild, and ready to stand up to a plate of BBQ.

An Old Fashioned cocktail with an orange twist and cherry

The pour

100 proof, smooth pour

Rough Stock Reserve is bottled at 100 proof and poured neat, on the rocks, or in an Old Fashioned. It's our own label. Grab a bottle to take home, and pick up a signed bottle while they last.

A loaded Bloody Mary with a brisket and pickled pepper garnish skewer at the launch party

Launch night

Straight from Black Hat Cattle Co.

We introduced Rough Stock Reserve with a launch party at Black Hat Cattle Co.: pours, toasts, and a room full of regulars getting their first taste. A look back is below.

Rough Stock Reserve

Taste it yourself

By the glass or by the bottle at The Lazy Butcher, the Cowboy Lounge, and Black Hat Cattle Co. Signed bottles while they last.

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