Product description
Pendleton whisky was introduced in 2003 by Hood River Distillers, Oregon’s oldest spirits company (founded 1934).
The whisky is imported from Canada in bulk then processed and cut to the bottling proof with glacier-fed spring water from Oregon’s Mt. Hood. The company does not disclose where the whisky is sourced from, rumor has it is Alberta Distillery. Hood River Distillers is one of the sponsors of Pendleton Round-up, one of the ten top rodeos in the world, and Pendleton whisky was intended to be sold only at the rodeo. Its popularity however extended beyond that point and in 2018 the brand was acquired by Proximo Spirits, subsidiary of Casa Cuervo (it is still processed and bottled in Oregon). The brand sells about three million bottles annually.
Nose: corn flakes, vanilla, honey, butterscotch, maple syrup, hints of cinnamon and clove.
Palate: caramel, vanilla custard, buttered popcorn, honey, stewed apples, cinnamon dash of white pepper and oak.
Finish: not too long, sweet and grainy, with notes of cereals, caramel, hints of vanilla and of oak.