High West Campfire Batch 22F29 Review

High West Campfire Batch 22F29 is a blend of High West Rye (100% Rye), MGP Rye (95/5), MGP Bourbon (21% rye) and a peaty blend of Scottish Malts (100% Malted Barley). It has a nice new label, but like with the Midwinter night, it’s missing some legally required information.

Seriously High West, get your act together again. You used to be so good at putting required things like State of Distillation on your labels and now you’re acting like an inexperienced craft distiller with these games. Your fans expect better of you.

Now, let’s get to drinkin’!

High West Campfire Batch 22F29 – Details and Tasting Notes

Whiskey Details

Non-Chill Filtered | Natural Color

Style: American Whiskey (blended)
Region: USA
Distiller: Undisclosed

Blend: Straight Rye, Straight Bourbon, Blended Malt Scotch
Mash Bills: MGP Rye = 95% Rye, 5% Malted Barley | HW Rye = 80% Rye, 20% Malted Rye | MGP Bourbon: 75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Malted Barley | Blended Malt = 100% Malted Barley
Cask: New Charred Oak, ex-Bourbon
Age: NAS
ABV: 46%

Batch: 22F29

High West Campfire Batch 22F29 Price: $80*

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High West Campfire Batch 22F29 Tasting Notes

EYE
Honey

NOSE
Peat, malty sweetness, dried orchard fruit, roasted nuts, caramel, nutmeg light coffee touch medicinal.

The Scotch notes dominate the aroma with the rye and bourbon sitting far behind.

PALATE
Peat, charred nuts, malty sweetness, nuts, caramelized banana, dried fruit, vanilla taffy, baking spice, dried raspberries, nutmeg, and some cocoa.

This is a whirlwind of flavor lead by the peaty scotch with the bourbon and rye notes adding complexity.

FINISH
Long -> Smoke, dried fruit, nuts, caramel, and nutmeg.

BALANCE, BODY and FEEL
Well balanced, medium body, warm velvety feel.

High West Campfire Batch 22F29 – Overall Thoughts and Score

Three-word Summary: Smoked candied fruit.

This is one of the best batches of Campfire I’ve had in a while. It’s led by the peated Scotch, and while it does sit heavy, it’s balanced out with the rye and bourbon notes floating through. It’s subtly complex and that Scotch heaviness is not a bad thing here… so long as you like peated Scotch.

If you don’t like peated whisky, then you should avoid the Campfire series as a whole, but if you enjoy it, and also enjoy American Whiskey, then this is a great hybrid drinker that will satisfy both sides. The High West Campfire Batch 22F29 also makes one heck of a Blood and Sand, FYI.

SCORE: 4/5 (good, definitely recommend ~ B+ | 87-89)

*Disclosure: The bottle for this whiskey review was graciously sent to me by the company without obligation. The views, opinions, and tasting notes are 100% my own.